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IN8ESSORES. 



CONIROSTRES. 



FRINGILLID^. 



FRINGILLID^E. 



THE MOUNTAIN LINNET, 



OR TWITE. 



Linota montium. 



Fringilla montana, Twite Finch, 

 montium, 



Mountain Linnet, 



Linaria montana, 



Fringilla, montium, 



Linaria montana, 



FringiUa montium, Gros-bec de montagne, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. 



p. 368. 



PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 467. 

 MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 

 BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 207. 

 FLEM. Brit. An. p. 84. 

 SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol.i. p. 318. 

 JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 140. 

 GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



THE MOUNTAIN LINNET is distinguished from the Com- 

 mon Linnet, and from both the Redpole Linnets, by the 

 greater length of its tail, which gives this bird a more 

 elongated and slender appearance ; and it is further dis- 

 tinguished by having a reddish tawny throat, but does not 

 exhibit any red colour, either on the head or breast, at any 



