

THE BRAMBLING. 



FRINGILLA MONTIFRINGILLA. 



COMPARED with other native Finches the Brambling, 

 or Mountain Finch, cannot be regarded as a common 

 bird. This is owing partly to the circumstance that 

 it is not resident with us, and partly to the fact that 

 during its migration it is very irregular as regards 

 the date of its appearance, the localities visited, and 





