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considerable height from the ground. ‘The nest is 
composed of straw, loose twigs, &c., and lined with 
wool, hair, and feathers. The eggs, varying from 
six to eight in number, are of a greyish white, with 
spots of pale grey, but the distinctive markings 
differ very much in various specimens. 
SPARROW, TREE. 
Mountain SPARROW. 
FRINGILLA MONTANA, Jin. 
This is a common species on the Continent, and 
is distributed im moderate numbers in some parts 
of England. Although in its mode of flight and 
general habits it resembles the common species, it 
differs from it in several respects. It is a bird of 
retired habits, and is never found to frequent vil- 
lages or single dwellings, but is generally to be 
met with where old trees hollowed by decay are 
abundant. It is in the hollows of these, parti- 
cularly of pollards, that it finds a congenial retreat, 
and a convenient situation for its nest, the ma- 
terials of which are hay and straw, intermixed with 
a lining of feathers. Its eggs, four or five in 
number, are similar to those of the House Sparrow, 
but of rather smaller dimensions. 
