X THE BRAMBLINa. 



Frbiffilla montifringilla. 



HE Brambling, Mountain 

 Finch^ or Bramb le F inch, is a 

 handsome bird, visiting this 

 country in wijiter only, the 

 number of visitors being ap- 

 parently dependent upon the 

 length and severity of the 

 cold weather. Its native 

 home is Norway, Sweden, Lap- 

 land, and Denmark, though it 

 is met with in some of the 

 southern countries o? Europe, 

 and is said to be fogjid in 

 laro^e flocks in the beech forests 

 of Thurijigia. In Great 

 Britain it visits most of the 

 counties, but is moi-e gener- 

 ally seen in Dorsetshire, 

 Devonshire, Cornwall, Here- 

 fordshire, Surrey, Sussex, 

 Gloucestershire, and the 

 northern counties. It is also 

 to be met with in many parts 

 of Scotland and Ireland. 



