THE FINCHES 



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being edged with bright yellow; the tail feathers are blackish, edged with yellow, 

 and all but the central feathers yellow at the base; the chin is black, and the throat 

 and breast are bright yellow. 



A less well-known member of the siskin group is the citril finch ( C. 

 citrinella) , which is an inhabitant of the Tyrol, many parts of Switzer- 

 land, Greece, and other districts in the south of Europe. Avoiding the plains, this 

 bird generally nests among pine forests, as far as possible from human habitations. 



Citril Finch 



CITRII, FINCH, SNOW FINCH, AND I.ESSER REDPOI.I,. 



(One-half natural size.) 



In the Jura, Mr. Scott Wilson states that after some search his party at length dis- 

 covered a nest of this finch ' ' placed high up in a spruce fir, at the extreme end of 

 a branch. The chasseur climbed up, and brought down the nest with three eggs. 

 This nest, which contained several feathers of the nutcracker, was cup shaped, and 

 constructed chiefly of dry grass stems, moss, and thistle down, woven together with 

 fine roots and hair, lined with thistle down, and feathers. Another nest contained 



