64 NATURAL HISTORY [Birds. 



Species 3. The Lesser Red-headed Linnet. 



WiLOrn. 260. Rail Syn. Av. 91. Fringilla Linaria, Lin. Syst. 322. Brit. 



Zool 313. 



I HAVE killed a few of these among other small birds of 

 this genus ; especially they are to be seen about the farmers' 

 yards in winter ; a very small bird ; the forehead purple; in 

 the male the breast the same ; by this mark it may be known 

 from the other linnets. 



Builds in Hoy, among the small shrubs, heath, c. 



Species 4. The Mountain-Linnet, or Twite. 

 Wil. Orn. 26J. RaiiSyn. Av.Ql. Brit.Zool. 315. Brit.Ztol. Illus. tab. 66. 



THE Twite is easily distinguished from the other linnets by 

 the beautiful purple spot on its rump. It is smaller and lon- 

 ger-bodied than the common linnet ; the tail is longer in pro- 

 portion ; in other respects it is not very easily distinguished 

 from it. 



The twite continues with us the whole year; builds in the 

 heath, seldom, if ever, in bushes ; is common among the flocks 

 of common linnets in winter. 



