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REDPOLE. 



LESSEE REDPOLE. LESSER REDPOLE LINNET. 



PLATE LXXXIX. 



Linaria minor, MACGILLIYBAY. 



Frinr/illa linaria, LLJTJLEUS. LATHAM. 



linaria, KEYS, ETC. 



Spin us linaria, KOCK. 



Linota linaria, BUOXAPAETE. 



Fringilla rufescens, VIELLOT. 



Linaria JIavirostris, EYTOX. 



" alnorum, BEEHM. 



" rubra, STEPHENS. 



" betularum, BREHM. 



THE nest is built in a low bush or tree, such, as an alder, hawthorn, 

 hazel, or willow, or in heather, and is fabricated of moss, stems of 

 grass, and willow catkins, the latter being also used for the lining, 

 as likewise feathers. 



This species lays from four to six eggs: their colour is pale bluish 

 green, spotted with orange brown, principally towards the larger end, 

 with sometimes a few thin streaks of a darker colour brown or black. 



One is of a greenish grey, spotted with a few rusty brown spots, 

 most so at the base. 



A second is of a greenish grey, speckled with red spots all over, 

 chiefly at the larger end. 



A third is of a darker bluish green, spotted with a few pale reddish 

 spots. 



