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Coloration of Mouth. Inside, violet red, but the hard 

 palate is orange ; no tongue spots ; externally flanges white. 



BRAMBLING Fringilla montifringilla L. 



Down. Colour. — White. 



C/^amc^er.— Length moderate, well developed, except on the 

 crural tract. 



Distribution. — Inner and outer supra-orbital, occipital, 

 humeral, spinal, ulnar, ventral, femoral and crural. Pre- 

 pennse of the ulnar tract are attached to the secondaries 

 only. Ventral tract well marked at the posterior end. 

 (N.B. — From spirit specimen.) 



LESSER REDPOLL Linota rufescens (Vieill.). 



Down. Colour. — Greyish. 



Character. — Long ; ventral and crural tracts scanty, pre- 



pennse on the secondaries only make up the ulnar tract. 



Distribution. — Inner supra-orbital, occipital, humeral, 



spinal, ulnar, femoral, ventral and crural. 

 Coloration of Mouth. Inside, carmine ; no tongue spots ; 



externally, gape white, a carmine spot at angle of gape due 



to colour of inside showing through. 



BULLFINCH Pyrrhula europcea Vieill. 



Down. Colour. — Blackish grey. 

 Character. — Abundant and long. 



Distribution. — Inner supra-orbital, occipital, humeral, 

 spinal, ulnar, femoral, ventral and crural. Pre-pennse of 

 the ulnar tract are present on the secondaries and their 

 coverts. 



Coloration of Mouth. Inside, violet red, no tongue spots ; 

 externally, flanges whitish. 



SNOW-BUNTING Plectrophenax nivalis (L.). 



Down. Colour. — Dark grey. 



Character. — Fairly long, spinal tract thicker anteriorly than 



posteriorly, crural very scanty and minute, the other tracts 



well marked. 



Distribution. — Inner supra-orbital, occipital, humeral, 



spinal, ulnar, femoral and crural. 

 Coloration of Mouth. Inside, not noted ; externally, 

 gape yellow ; beak yellow. 



STARLING Sturnus vulgaris L. 

 Down. Colour. — Greyish white, a shade darker on the head, 

 Character. — Fairly long and plentiful. 



