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Serinus hortulanus. SERIN. 



Serinus hortulanus, Koch, Syst. d. baier. Zool. p. 22 



(1816). 



Fringilla serinus, Naum. v. p. 114; Harting, p. 112. 

 Serinus hortulanus, Newton, ii. p. Ill; Gould, iii. pi. 38; 

 Dresser, iii. p. 549. 



Hortulanus = of or belonging to a small garden, hortulus, from hortus = a 

 garden. 



The Serin has been taken in Somersetshire and Sussex, and 

 near London. It breeds in Central Europe, and in the whole 

 southern portion of the Western Paleearctic Region. 



\_Serinus canarius. CANARY. 



Fringilla C anaria, Linnaus, S. N. i. p. 321 (1766). 

 Serinus canarius, Dresser, iii. p. 557. 



Candrius = from the Canary Isles. 



An inhabitant only of the Canaries, Madeira, and the 

 Azores. Specimens escaped from captivity are often met with 

 in England.] 



Genus LIGUBINUS, Koch, Syst. d. baier. Zool. p. 230 



(1816). 



Ligurinus, not from Xtyvpos = whistling ; but latinized by Gaza from the 

 Italian Lucarino = the Siskin, which is spelt variously and is said to be derived 

 from lucus = a grove. 



Ligurinus chloris. GREENFINCH. 



Loxia Chloris, Linnaus, S. N. i. p. 304 (1766). 



Fringilla chloris, Naum. v. p. 62; Gray, p. 96. 

 Linaria chloris, Macg. i. p. 365. 



Coccothraustes chloris, Hewitson, p. 204; Yarr. ed. 2, i. p. 527; 

 id. ed. 3, i. p. 552; Newton, ii. p. 105; Harting, p. 29. 



