INSESSORES. 



CONIROSTRES. 



COMMON LINNET. 577 



FRINGILLID&. 



THE COMMON LINNET. 



Linota cannabina. 



Fringilla linota, Linnet Finch, 



cannabina, Red-headed Finch, 

 linota, Brown Linnet, 

 cannabina, Greater Redpole, 

 linota, The Linnet, 

 cannabina, Greater Redpole, 

 Brovm Linnet, 



Common ,, 



Linaria 



}> 

 Fringilla 



Gros-bec linotte, 



PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 462. 

 464. 

 MONT. Ornith. Diet. 



BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 205. 

 201. 



FLEM. Brit. An. p. 84. 

 JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 139. 

 SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 315. 

 GOULD, Birds of Europe. 

 TEMM. Man. d'Ornith.vol.i. p. 364. 



LINOTA. Generic Characters. Beak straight, conical, pointed. Nostrils 

 basal, lateral, concealed by short feathers. Wings long, somewhat pointed; 

 the first, second, and third feathers nearly equal in length. Tarsi short ; 

 feet with lateral toes of equal length ; the hind toe and claw as long as 

 that in the middle ; claws slender, acute, and curved. Tail forked. 

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