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anxieties of any kind. It seems _ perfectly 
happy, singing at all seasons, but mostly in 
the spring (like other birds). It is, however, 
denied the joys attendant on mating and 
building a nest each year, and the society of 
its fellows. What could be said to the fore- 
going arguments? The only thing would seem 
to be that the bird is prevented from propagat- 
ing its species. 
ica linet is noted tor cvariety 2 -(1)24n 
its plumage; (2) in the colour of its eggs, and 
(3) inthe notes of itssong. <A typical wild cock 
linnet has a crimson forehead and crown, grey 
head, rich chestnut upper parts and a beauti- 
ful carmine breast. (These colours are never 
attained to the full in captivity, the birds 
becoming of a more uniform brown tint.) 
The colours of the hen bird are duller and 
without crimson. But the plumage varies 
much—one variety has a lemon yellow breast, 
and there are other variations. (Theso-called 
green linnet is another name for the green- 
finch (see pp. 154-5) a totally different bird.) 
I have mentioned the differences in the 
