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92. FRINGILLA CANNABINA. L. 
Grey Linnet. 
Heap, greyish brown ; back, reddish brown ; below, white, tinted with 
rufous on the breast and flanks; in summer the top of the head and 
breast are bright red. 
Female.—Dusky brown, with a white chin ; bill, greyish black. 
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Hgg.—Bluish white, sparingly spotted with purplish grey and reddish 
brown ; length, °75 ; breadth, *55. 
All the Provinces. From England. 
23. FRINGILLA FLAVIROSTRIS. L. 
Mountain Linnet, or Twite. 
ABove, brownish black, streaked with reddish brown ; over the tail, 
reddish ; throat and breast, reddish brown ; abdomen, white ; bill, greyish 
yellow. The female has no red over the tail. 
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Kgg.—Bluish white, marked towards the larger end with light brown 
and purplish red ; length, ‘65 ; breadth, °5. 
Otago. From Scotland. 
94. FRINGILLA LINNARIA. L. 
_Redpole. 
Axove, brown ; below, white, tinged with rufous on the flanks ; round 
the bill, dark brown ; throat, black; top of the head and _ breast, 
crimson ; bill, yellow. 
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Egg.—Pale bluish green, spotted with orange, brown, and black, princi- 
pally towards the larger end; length, -65 ; breadth, -45, 
Canterbury, Otago, and Nelson. From Scotland. 
25. PASSHR DOMESTICUS. L. 
Sparrow. 
Heap, nape, and sides of the breast, slate blue ; chin, throat, and upper 
part of breast, black ; a band of chestnut behind the eye ; back, reddish 
brown ; below, grey. 
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