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tree, fixing it with the resinous matter which issues 

 from that tree, and besmearing it on the outside with 

 the same substance, so that the snow or rain cannot 

 penetrate it. 



It migrates, and is only an occasional visitant in 

 the fir woods of Scotland. 



2. COCCOTHRAUSTES. GROSBEAK, OR HAW- 

 FINCH. 



L. cinereo-castanea, linea alarum alba, remiaibus 

 mediis apice rhombeis, rectricibus lalere baseos 

 nigris. Shaw. 



The bill is horn colour, very thick; the irides are 

 grey ; the crown and cheeks at e bay ; the chin and 

 round the nostrils black ; the back part of the neck 

 is greyish ; the wings varied with grey and brown, 

 black and white ; the tail is black, the outer feathers 

 tipped vuth white ; the breast and belly are pale rust 

 colour ; the legs are pale brown. 



Vary much in plumage. 



Migrate visiting us in small flocks in autumn, and 

 departing about April. 



In the northern countries where they breed, the fe- 

 male makes her nest in trees, of grass and liverwort ; 

 and lays eggs of a bluish green colour, spotted with 

 brown. 



