THE EEDPOLL. 



Fringilla linaria LINNJEUS. 



HIS bird, named by McGillivray 

 Linaria minor, on account of its 

 being the smallest of several kinds 

 of Redpolls, is also known by the 

 name of Redpoll, and is the 

 smallest of our list of Finches. 

 XV ^V '' /" Undoubtedly, its name was derived 



" *t^ -rf~'~-r&. from the deep crimson red upon 

 the crown of the head, which is 

 less by far upon the female. The 

 adult male has, in addition, a 

 handsome red breast, which in 

 some is of a bright vermilion, 

 deepening in others to a rosy red, 

 which colour may also be found 

 upon the rump. The female has a 

 ground colour of grey, streaked 

 with brown, and has merely the 

 distinguishing red upon the head, 

 and this of lesser brilliancy. 



The Redpoll is a native of 

 Sweden and Norway, and some 

 parts of Germany, where the birds 

 breed. They are generally known 

 upon the rest of the continent of Europe, and migrate to 



