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 HAWFINCH, OR GROSBEAK. 



FBINGILLA COCCOTHRAUSTES, Temm. 



The Hawfinch is plentiful in some districts of 

 France, and common in the mountainous regions 

 of Italy, Germany, Sweden, and part of Russia. 

 Small flocks usually visit England, and less fre- 

 quently Scotland, in the beginning of winter, 

 remaining until the end of spring. They feed on 

 seeds, and frequent the orchards and gardens in 

 search of kernels. A considerable number, how- 

 ever, are permanently resident in this country. 

 Nests containing the eggs and young birds have 

 repeatedly been found in various parts of England, 

 especially in the vicinity of Epping Forest. The 

 nest is composed of decayed leaves and lichens, 

 with a lining of fibrous roots. The eggs, four to 

 six in number, are of a pale olive colour, spotted 

 with black, and streaked with lines of a dusky hue. 



HERON, BUFF-BACKED. 



ABDEA BTJSSATA, Temm. 



This species occurs in Holland, Spain, Italy, 

 Greece, Cyprus, Persia, Egypt, Nubia, and Sene- 

 gambia, and is not unfrequent in the southern 



