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when it is seen in small flocks here and there 

 on the sea-shore and adjacent marshes. In the 

 spring the greater part of them disappear, but 

 a few remain in the north of Scotland to breed. 

 Their summer residence is the northern regions of 

 Eussia, Siberia, &c., and they are also met with in 

 various parts of both Asia and America. Their 

 nests, composed of fragments of plants, have been 

 found in Sutherlandshire, placed on the ground in 

 a shallow cavity. They are also known to breed 

 rather plentifully in Lapland. The eggs, four in 

 number, are two inches long and an inch and three- 

 eighths in breadth. In colour they are of a pale 

 yellowish green, spotted with dark brown and 

 light purplish grey. 



GROSBEAK, PINE. 



LOXIA. ENTJCLEATOR, Lin. 



The Pine Grosbeak seldom visits our island, and 

 even when it is found within our bounds, which is 

 only at occasional intervals, its range is chiefly 

 confined to the northern districts of Scotland, where 

 the pine is a natural product of the country. It 

 inhabits the regions of the Arctic circle, and is a 

 denizen of Sweden, Norway, and similarly situated 

 countries of Europe, Asia, and North America. 

 It is also found in Finland, where, as now ascer- 



