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75. *Passer domesticus (Linn.). House- Sparrow. " Par- 

 dal" 



The common Sparrow of Portugal is identical with our own ; 

 but Mr. Tristram remarks of the specimen I sent : — " Your 

 P. domesticus, by the intrusion of a few chestnut feathers on 

 the crown of the head among the ash-coloured ones, seems to be 

 approximating to var. cisalpinus, the head of which is wholly 

 chestnut." Strange to say, P. Idspaniolensis (Temm.), the 

 Spanish Sparrow, though conjectured to visit Portugal, has 

 never yet been identified in that country. 



7Q. fPAssER PETRONiA (Linn.). Rock-Sparrow. " Pardal 

 francez." 



Very rarely seen, and the Museum of Lisbon has but one 

 specimen only of a female. 



77. *CoccoTHRAUSTES CHLORis (Linn.). Greenfinch. " Ver- 

 dilhao." 



78. tCoccoTHRAUSTES VULGARIS (Stcph,). Hawfiuch. 

 Both species are common, the former abundant. 



79. *Carduelts elegans (Steph.). Goldfinch. '' Pinta- 

 silgo." 



I never met with Goldfinches in such abundance as in Por- 

 tugal : large flocks, small parties and single birds abounded 

 throughout the country ; and no species is more common in the 

 markets, where bunches of these pretty little songsters are 

 strung up by the necks and sold for food. 



80. *Carduelis spiNUS (Linn.). Siskin. " Lugre." 

 Common, but not abundant as the last. 



81. *Serinus hortulorum, Koch. Serin. " Chamariz." 

 Very common in flocks on the plains and dry banks. Of 



some specimens which I shot, Mr. Tristram remarks : — "The 

 yellow is remarkably deep." 



82. *LiNOTA cannabixa (Linn.). Common Linnet. " Pin- 

 tarroxo.'^ 



Very common. Of this species Mr. Tristram writes : — 

 " Your L. cannabina is not so bright as continental specimens, 

 but more resembles the English." 



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