LINARIA MINOR. (Ray.) 

 Lesser Redpole. 



In the position of its nest, the Lesser Redpole diflfers con- 

 siderably from either of the preceding species ; it is placed in 

 situations much less sheltered, being usually found, like the 

 nest of the Chaffinch, upon the bough of a low tree, or single 

 thorn, bordering the margins of mountain woods, sometimes in 

 a tall hedge, upon the branches of the crab-tree. It is of 

 elegant construction, being formed of stalks of plants, roots, 

 mosses, arid dry grass, with hair towards the inside, and beau- 

 tifully lined with the white catkins of the willow, equalling the 

 finest cotton-wool. I have found the nest, however, without 

 any of the last mentioned material; hair, fine grasses, and 

 feathers being substituted in its stead. The eggs are four or 

 five in number : the time of incubation, June. Fig. 4. 



