FINCHES. 21 
ORTOLAN BUNTING. Emberiza hortulana, Linneus. 
An occasional spring and autumn visitant; very rare 
in Scotland, and unknown in Ireland. 
Fam. FRINGILLID &. 
CHAFFINCH. fringilla celebs, Linneus. 
Resident and generally distributed. 
BRAMBLING. Fringilla montifringilla, Linneeus. 
An annual winter visitant, often remaining until 
late in the spring. 
GOLDFINCH. J ringilla carduelis, Linneus. 
Resident and generally distributed, but reported 
to be much scarcer everywhere now than formerly. 
It is to a certain extent migratory in spring and autumn. 
SISKIN. Lringilla spinus, Linneus. 
Nests regularly in Scotland, but in England, as a 
rule, it is a winter visitant. The nest, however, has 
been found exceptionally in Westmoreland, Durham, 
Lancashire, Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, 
Surrey, and Dorsetshire (see ‘'The Ibis,’ 1865, p. 129). 
In Ireland it is said to be an occasional winter visitant. 
LINNET. Linota cannabina (Linneeus). 
Resident and generally distributed; migrating south- 
ward and eastward at the approach of winter. 
