THE BBAMBLING. 



Fringilla montifringilla. 



HE Brambling, Mountain 

 Finch, or Bramble Finch, is a 

 handsome bird, visiting 1 this 

 country in winter only, the 

 number of visitors being ap- 

 parently dependent upon the 

 length and severity of the 

 cold weather. Its native 

 home is Nor way, Sweden, Lap- 

 land, and Denmark, though it 

 is met with in some of the 

 southern countries of Europe, 

 and is said to be found in 

 large flocks in the beech forests 

 of Thuringia. In Great 

 Britain it visits most of the 

 counties, but is more gener- 

 ally seen in Dorsetshire, 

 Devonshire, Cornwall, Here- 

 fordshire, Surrey, Sussex, 

 Gloucestershire, and the 

 northern counties. It is also 

 to be met with in many parts 

 of Scotland and- Ireland. 



