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TWITE. 



MOUNTAIN LINNET. 



PLATE XC. FIG. II. 



Linaria montana, SELBT. 



Fringilla flavirostris, LINNJEUS. 



THE nest is built on the ground, chiefly in heath or among gorse, 

 and but seldom, if ever, in bushes. It is formed of small roots, heather, 

 moss, and dry grass, and is lined with a small quantity of hair or wool, 

 and a few feathers. 



The eggs, four, five, six, or seven in number, are of a pale greenish 

 or bluish white, spotted with reddish brown, or light brown and purple 

 red towards the larger end, with sometimes a few blackish dots. 



