Fringilla. 



L 405 I 



28. Linaria. 322. 29. Lesser red 

 headed Linnet. Br. Zool. 



Severn River, N" 23. 



The descriptions of Linneus, Brisson, and the 

 British Zooloo^y, answer perfedly well. The 

 figure in Blanche enluminee 151. f. 2. has 

 a quite ferruginous back contrary to all the 

 descriptions and the specimen before us, in 

 which all the feathers on the back are dusky, 

 edged with dirty white. 



29. Montana, 324. 37. Mountain Sparrow, Tree 

 Sparrow. Br. Zool.. Edw. 269. Brisson IIL p. 

 79. Faun. Am. Sept. 



Severn River, N" 20. 



This seems to be a variety, as its tail is rather 

 longer than usual, and forked; it answers 

 nearly to the descriptions given by the orni- 

 thologists, and seems to be a female, as it 

 has no black under the throat and eyes, and 

 no white collar, l^he bill and legs are black, 

 the eyes blue. At Severn settlement it arrives 

 in May, goes to breed further northwards, 

 and returns in autumn : the weight is ^ of 

 an ounce, the length 6^ inches, and breadth 

 10. I was inclined to make this bird a new 

 species, on account of the many differences 

 between_ it and the mountain sparrow ; but 

 considering the specimen sent over was not 

 in the best order, and might be a female, I 

 thought it best to leave it where it is, till we 

 are better informed. 



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