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CHAP. 



tospiza,Lophospingus,Q\\(i Tiaris have fine crests; Catamhlyrhynclms 

 exhibits stiff crown-feathers. The feet are usually dull, but occa- 

 sionally pinkish, as in Enib&rnagra and Pycnorhamphus ; the bill 

 may be blackish, yellowish, dusky, or even red, as in Cardinalis 

 (except one form). Of British species, the Greenfinch (Ligurinvs 

 chloris), the Goldfinch (Carduelis elegans), the Sparrow {Passer 

 domesticus), the Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), the Brambling (F. 

 montifringilla), the Linnet {Linota cannabina), the EedpoU 

 {Aegiotlius rufescens), the Bullfinch {Pyrrhula europaea), the 



Fici. ]43. House-Sparrow. Passer domesticus. x 4. {From English 

 Illustrated Magazine. ) 



Eeed-Bunting (Pmheriza schoeniclus), the Corn-Bunting (K 

 miliaria), and the Yellow Hammer {E. citrinella) hardly need 

 description ; while several others occur more rarely in our islands 

 or breed with us in limited numbers, such as the Hawfinch 

 (Coccothraustes vidgaris), which is bay, black and white ; the 

 Siskin (Chrysomitris spinus) and the Serin {Serimis Jiortulanus), 

 which are chiefly greenish -yellow ; the Pine-Grosbeak {Pyrrhula 

 enudeator) and the Crossbill {Loxia curvirostra.), which are 

 mainly red in the adult male, and respectively yellow and 

 greenish-orange in the female ; the Ortolan Bunting {Eniberiza 

 hortidanci), which is brown, green, and yellow ; and the Snow- 

 Bunting {Plectrophenax nivalis), with its black, chestnut, and 



