Birds of Heligoland. 17 



191. FrINGILLA CANNABINA. 



Common from the end of January to the end of April, 

 and again in October and November. Occasional in severe 

 weather in winter. 



192. Fringilla flavirostris. 



Common in March, and again in October and November. 

 Many in December. 



193. Fringilla linaria. 



Rare in spring, irregular in autumn and winter; sometimes 

 occurs in enormous numbers. 



191. Fringilla hornemanni. 

 Once shot in October 1879. 



195. Fringilla exilipes. 



Occasionally seen half a century ago; one caught in 

 December 1881. 



19G. Fringilla rufescens. 



One shot in October 1882, another in November of the 

 same year, and a third in May 1884. 



197. Fringilla spinus. 



Rare in spring, common from tlie middle of September to 

 the end of October ; sometimes found in enormous numbers. 



198. Fringilla citrinella. 



One caught half a century ago, and kept some years in a 

 cage; a second seen in March 1849. 



199. Fringilla serinus. 



An adult male shot in July 1860, another in June 1879, 

 and three weeks afterwards five young. 



200. Fringilla pusilla. 



An example, believed to have belonged to this species, seen 

 in May 1886. 



201. Fringilla chloris. 

 Irregularly in winter. 



202. COCCOTIIRAUSTES VULGARIS. 



Passes through in small numbers in spring and autumn. 



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