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ERINGILLID^. 



The whole length is five inches and five-eighths; that 

 of the wing about two inches and three-quarters : the second 

 primary is equal to the fifth, and longer than the sixth ; the 

 third is rather longer than the fourth, and is the longest in 

 the wing ; the fourth rather longer than the fifth. 



The female is only five inches and three-eighths in length ; 

 but her plumage resembles that of the male, except that its 

 colours are not quite so bright. 



The young birds in their nestling-feathers have the top of 

 the head and least upper wing-coverts dull orange-brown ; in 

 other respects, even to the black throat and the white sides 

 of the neck, they much resemble the adults ; but the colours 

 are everywhere paler and more dull. 



The vignette below represents the breast-bones of the 

 Brambling and the House- Sparrow. 



