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hangs in all kinds of attitudes, and feeds not only 
on them, but also on the seeds of other plants. It 
is known in the southern parts of Britain only as 
a winter visitant, and at that period is gregarious, 
being frequently taken in company with the Linnet. 
In the northern counties of England, and in Scot- 
land and its isles, it isa resident throughout the 
year. It retires during the summer to the under- 
_ wood that covers the bases of many of our moun- 
tains and hills, and often fringes the banks of the 
precipitous streams which descend in their rocky 
channels to the plains. In these sequestered 
situations it breeds; a bush or low tree being 
selected for its nest, which is formed of grass, 
moss, and downy filaments, and lined with seed 
down. The eggs, generally four or five, are of a 
pale bluish green, spotted with brown. 
REDPOLE. 
Meaty, or Stone REDPOLE. 
FRINGILLA BOREALIS, Zemm. 
The geographical range of this species is very 
considerable. Its visits to our shores in any con- 
siderable numbers happen at irregular periods, 
sometimes with intervals of some years, during 
which it is rarely found in England. The period 
of its appearance here is in the autumn, and it 
departs again in the spring. In summer it in- 
