Dr. Heineken on Fringilla Canaria, Sfc. 79 



able to shift for themselves. A single pair will, in a favorable season, 

 sometimes hatch above forty young ones. 



Buffon says that the Fringilla Petronia " has no habit in common with 

 " the House-sparrow." Here it completely supplies the place of the 

 latter, builds under eaves, frequents corn and poultry-yards, keeps the 

 whole place alive with its chirping, and is frequently met with in gar- 

 dens in the city and towns, though seldom, if ever, seen in the public 

 streets. It at the same time flocks and partially removes periodically, 

 and numbers are always to be found living and breeding in trees, rocks, 

 &c., far from all habitations. 



Funchal, Madeira, 6th September, 1829. 



Explanation of the Plate. 

 Fig. 1 . Tinto negro $ . 2. Tinto negro de Capello ^ 



