382 LINARIA FLAVIROSTRIS. 



ground, among short heath, or on the grassy slopes of craggy 

 spots. It is neatly constructed, being composed externally 

 of fine dry grass, fragments of heath, and a little moss, in- 

 ternally of fibrous roots, wool, and hair. The eggs are bluish- 

 white, marked towards the larger end with light-brown and 

 purplish-red, sometimes with a few blackish dots. 



Young. — The young when fledged have the bill pale grey- 

 ish-brown, the feet light brown, the claws dusky; the plumage 

 coloured as in the adult female, but with dark brown, in place 

 of blackish-brown markings, the white on the wings less ex- 

 tended, and the brownish bands duller. 



Remarks. — Although the Twite bears a strong resemblance 

 to the Brown Linnet, especially in the winter plumage, it 

 may always be very easily distinguished from that species by 

 its yellowish-red throat, destitute of dark streaks, and the 

 yellow colour of the bill. 



