THE L I N N E T. 



Fringilla linota LATHAM. 

 Linota cannabina LINNAEUS. 



HEREVER bad farming prevails, 

 the Linnet willbe found. " Clean " 

 land has few charms for him, 

 but where weeds grow apace is 

 the Linnet's happy hunting- 

 ground. No doubt toll is taken 

 of the sown seed, but were he 

 not to help keep the weeds under, 

 many a good field of corn or root 

 crops would be choked. When 

 it is taken into consideration that 

 a Linnet will eat several thou- 

 sands of the seeds of weeds in a 

 week, some idea may be formed 

 of its power for good. 



The plumage of the Linnet is 

 subject to great variation. The 

 young Linnet of the year has an 

 unpretending plumage of greyish 

 brown, each feather being tipped 

 and edged with slightly darker 

 brown; the primary wing-feathers 

 are dark brown, partly edged 

 with white, and the tail-feathers 



