INSESSORES. 



CONIROSTHES. 



MOUNTAIN LINNET. 



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FRINGILUDM. 



THE MOUNTAIN LINNET, 



OR TWITE. 



Linota montium. 



Friitgilla moiitanu, Twite Fhich, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 467. 



,, montium, ,, ,, Mont. Ornith. Diet. 



,, ,, Mountain Linnet, Bewick, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 207. 



,, ,, ,, ,, Flem. Brit. An. p. 84. 



Linaria montana, „ ,, Selby, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 318. 



Fringilla montium, ,, ,, Jenyns, Brit, Vert. p. 140. 



Linaria montana, ,, ,, Gould, Birds of Europe, pt. xv. 



Fringilla montinm, Gros-bec tie muntagne, Tkm.m. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 368. 



The Mountain Linnet is distinguished from the Com- 

 mon Linnet, and from both the Redpole Linnets, by the 

 greater length of its tail, which gives this bird a more elon- 

 gated and slender appearance ; and it is further distinguished 

 by having a reddish tawny throat, but does not exhibit any 

 red colour either on the head or breast at any season of the 

 year. There is, however, a tinge of red on the rump of 

 the male in summer, and in the general character of the 



