BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 25 



Greenfinch. 



THE Greenfinch (Fringilla Moris, Linnaeus) is a resident 

 species in the British Islands. It also occurs in most parts 

 of Europe (with the exception of the Spanish Peninsula) 

 north to southern Scandinavia, as well as in Turkestan. 

 The adult male in summer has the forehead greenish- 

 yellow ; lores, dusky black ; a bright yellow stripe over each 

 eye ; cheeks, and under parts of body, bright yellow, washed 

 slightly with ashy ; crown, neck, and back, olive-green ; 

 feathers margined with greyish ; rump, yellowish ; wings, 

 deep brown, with dull grey tips; primaries, edged with 

 bright yellow at their bases ; tail, dark brown, central 

 feathers margined with grey ; remainder with entirely yellow 

 bases ; flanks, greyish ; bill, light flesh colour ; irides, hazel. 

 Length, about five inches. The adult female is much 

 duller in colouration than the male. 



