PASSER DOMESTICUS. 101 



Crown, cheeks, rump, and underparts greenish yellow. Nape, hind neck, 

 sides of neck, and flanks ashy grey. 



Female. Duller in plumage. Length 5 inches. 



103. Serinus hortulans, K. L. Koch. The Serin Finch. 

 Spanish. Chamaris. 



" This bird is very abundant near Tangier, both as a resident 

 and on migration, when they are seen passing north in immense 

 flights during February, returning in October and November." 

 Favier. 



The Serin Finch is found on the Spanish side in accordance 

 with the above note. During the breeding-season they greatly 

 frequent the Cork-wood, and their hissing unpleasant song is 

 to be heard all around. They seem to keep very much to the 

 banks of rivers, nesting in May on trees and bushes, like the 

 Goldfinch, resembling that bird both in their nest and eggs. 



Bill conical, short, stout, and blunt. 



Adult male. General colour above pale brown, each feather edged 

 with yellow, and streaked with black on the centre ; crown like the 

 back ; forehead, nape, eye-stripe, throat, and breast yellow ; flanks streaked 

 with black. 



Female. Like male, but duller ; throat, breast, and flanks streaked with 

 dark brown. Length 4^ inches. 



104. Passer domesticus (Linnseus). The House-Sparrow. 



Moorish. Bertal. Spanish. Gorrion. 



Common on both sides of the Straits, being the Sparrow of 

 the district. 



Adult male. Crown, nape, and rump ashy grey, with a chestnut streak 

 on each side of head ; throat black ; ear-coverts white j general colour 

 above chestnut, streaked with black on back. 



Female. Lacks black throat of male ; above dingy brown, streaked with 

 black ; pale eye-stripe ; rump ashy brown. 



Young. Like female, but can always be known by the yellowish skin at 

 angle of gape. Length 6 inches. 



