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 LINNET, MOUNTAIN, OR TWITE. 



FRINGILLA. MONTIUM, Mont. 



The Mountain Linnet, or Twite, is abundant in 

 Norway, &c., and other northern regions, extend- 

 ing to the Arctic Circle, but is rare, and only known 

 as a bird of passage in the warmer parts of Europe. 

 It is abundant in the northern part of Scotland, the 

 Hebrides, Orkney, and the Shetland Islands, where 

 it breeds, and numbers remain all the year. As 

 autumn approaches, a portion assemble in flocks, 

 leave the mountains, and proceed southward, 

 associating in their migration with the Common 

 Linnet. The nest of the Mountain Linnet, which 

 is placed among the heather, is neatly constructed 

 of dry grass, moss, &c., with a lining of fibrous 

 roots, wool, and hair. The eggs are of a bluish 

 white, spotted with brown and purplish red specks. 



MAGPIE. 



COBYUS PICA, Lin. 



This handsome species of Crow is generally dis- 

 persed throughout the United Kingdom, except in 

 very mountainous districts. It is a bird of crafty 

 and restless disposition, and although shy and sin- 



