THE SISKIN. 



Fringilla Spinus, Linn-eus ; Le Tariu, Bdffon ; Der Zeisig, 



This bird is four inches and three quarters iu length, of 

 which the tail measures one and three quarters. The beak, 

 four lines long, becomes narrower towards the tip, which is 

 very sharp and brown ; the rest is light grey, and in winter 

 white. The shanks, eight lines in height, are dusky ; the top 

 of the head and throat are black ; the cheeks, the back of the 

 neck, and back are green ; the latter streaked with a dusky 

 colour ; the rump, breast, under part of the neck, and the line 

 that passes over the eyes, are greenish yellow. 



The throat of the male rarely becomes black till the second 

 year ; the older it becomes the more of yellow and beauty it 

 attains. 



