LESSER REDPOLE. 



FRINGILLA RUFESCENS. 



Family PASSERID^;. Sub-family FRINGILLIN^E. Genus FRIN- 

 GILLA. 



Common Redpole Lesser Redpole Linnet. 



The Lesser Redpole breeds in the northern counties 

 of England. It is also resident in parts of Scotland 

 and in Ireland, but in the south of England it can 

 only be regarded as a winter visitor. However, nests 

 have occasionally been found in most of the southern 

 counties; we have one recorded in 1888 with us at 

 Queenwood in Hampshire, by " Mr. John ". 



The Redpole is a lively and fearless little bird, 

 smaller than the Linnet, and in its search for food it 



