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feathers not margined so vividly with yellow. The 

 shape of the bill differs in being more like that of a 

 Goldfinch [Carduelis). Length, 4"8 in.; bill, 0*3 in. ; 

 wing, 3 in.; tarsus, 0'5 in. A bird captured near 

 the racecourse at Brighton, Oct. 14, 1886, and 

 reported as the Citril Finch by Mr. H. Langton 

 {ZooL, 1886, p. 490), was on examination pro- 

 nounced by Dr. Sharpe to be the Cape Canary, 

 and was doubtless an escaped cage-bird. Zool., 

 1887, p. 72, and 1888, p. 108. 



(3.) The Wild Canary, Frmg'dla canaria, Linn. 

 (Serinus canaria), found in Madeira, the Canary 

 Isles, and Azores, has a bill like the Cape Canary^ 

 but has none of the bright greenish-yellow uniformly 

 distributed over the dorsal plumage (except on the 

 upper tail coverts), and is of a much greyer tone ; 

 each feather with a darker centre. Length, 4 "6 in. ; 

 bill, 0'4 in. ; wing, 2*75 in. ; tarsus, 0*6 in. 



(4.) The Serin, Fringilla serinus, Linn. (Serinus 

 hortulanus, Koch), is the smallest of the four, with 

 the shortest and thickest bill in proportion to its 

 size ; may be at once recognised by the great amount 

 of striation on the flanks, back, and scapulars. 

 Length, 4'5 in. ; bill, 0*3 in. ; wing, 2*6 in. ; tarsus, 

 0*5 in. For an account of the habits of this bird as 

 observed in the Rhine Valley near Mulhausen, see 

 Macpherson, Trans. Norf. Nat. Soc., vol. iv. p. 473. 

 Hybrids between (3) and (4) have been reported. 

 Zool, 1884, p. 144. 



