288 L2SSER RBDPOLE. 



is of a more purple hue, and the whole of the chin, 

 throat, cheeks, and breast, are of a uniform pale 

 reddish brown, little interrupted by the dark 

 centres of the feathers appearing, the centre of 

 the vent and under tail coverts only being pure 

 white. In the female, at this season, the colouring 

 of the rump deepens, and the lower parts are 

 nearly entirely of pale yellowish brown. 



S LESSER REDPOLE, LINARIA MINOR, Ray. 

 Linaria minor, Ray, Selby. Pringilla linaria, 

 Linn. Linota linaria, JBonap. Yarrell. Lesser 

 Rcdpole, or Stone Linnet, of British authors. 

 The distribution of this species in the British 

 Islands is very similar to that of the last ; in the 

 southern Highlands of Scotland it is, perhaps, 

 more generally spread, but its breeding localities 

 in England depend on some peculiar locality, 

 During winter it is not uncommon in flocks 

 in the south or in the Lowlands of Scotland ; 

 it is frequently detected feeding on the seeds 

 of the birch and alder, and we have once or twice 

 seen it in company with the Siskin feeding on 

 the beech mast. In the same years which we 

 mentioned as remarkable for the appearance of 

 flocks of the former, this species was observed to 

 be more than ordinarily numerous. The nest 

 where we have seen it has been built on some 

 bush or young tree, not exceeding an easy reach 

 with the hand from the ground, and frequently 

 much lower ; it is more carefulty and neatly con- 



