BRITISH BIRDS. 



THE MOUNTAIN FINCH. 



BKAMBI.IXG. 



(Fringilla Montifringilla, Linn. Gros-bcc dcs 

 Ar den nes , Temm.) 



LENGTH somewhat above six inches. Bill yel- 

 low, blackish at the tip; eyes hazel; the feathers 

 on the head, neck, and back are black, edged with 

 rusty brown; sides of the neck, just above the 

 wings, blue ash; rump white; throat, fore part of 

 the neck, and breast, pale orange; belly w r hite; 

 lesser wing coverts pale reddish brown, edged with 

 white; greater coverts black, tipped with pale yel- 

 low; quills dusky, with pale yellowish edges; the 

 tail is forked, the outermost feathers edged with 

 white, the rest black, with whitish edges ; legs pale 

 forown. 



