50 FRINGILLID^. 



Ligurinus chloris, Gould, iii. pi. 39; Dresser, iii. p. 567. 

 Greenfinch, Yarr. ed. 1, i. p. 479. 



Chloris = x\wpts, a yellowish-green bird mentioned by Aristotle ; from 

 xXwpos = green. 



Resident in suitable localities throughout the British Isles, 

 except in Orkney and Shetland, where it is a winter visitant. 

 Generally distributed throughout the Western Palsearctic 

 Region. 



Genus COCCOTHRAUSTES, Brisson, Orn. iii. p. 218 

 (1760). 



Coccothraustes = 6 KOKKoOpavffrrjs, the kernel-breaker, in Hesychius ; from 



Coccothraustes vulgaris, HAWFINCH. 



Coccothraustes vulgaris, Pallas , Zoogr. Rosso-As. 

 ii.p.12 (1826). 



Fringilla Coccothraustes, Naum. iv. p. 435. 



Coccothraustes atrogularis, Macg. i. p. 356. 



Coccothraustes vulgaris, Hewitson, p. 205 ; Gray, p. 92 ; Yarr. 



ed. 2, i. p. 531; id. ed. 3, i. p. 558; Newton, ii. p. 98; 



Gould, iii. pi. 40; Harting, p. 29; Dresser, iii. p. 575. 

 Hawfinch, Yarr. ed. 1, i. p. 483. 



Vulgaris = common, from vulgus the multitude. 



In England the Hawfinch has occurred in winter in every 

 county except Westmoreland ; and in summer it breeds regu- 

 larly in all the home counties, and occasionally in most others 

 south of York and east of long. 2 W. It seems unknown in 

 Wales ; but it visits the S.E^_of Ireland injvmter, and may 

 possibly have bred there. In Scotland it is an accidental 

 winter visitant. It occurs, with more or less frequency, 

 throughout the Palsearctic Region, except in some of the 

 more northern parts. 



