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FRINGILLA CANNABINA. 



Syst. Nat. 322. 



GREATER RED-HEADED LINNET. 



PLATE XXIX. 



X he bill is short, thick at the base, and sharp -pointed. 

 It is of a yellowish horn colour, except the tip, which 

 is black. The eyes are brown. 



The crown of the head is a deep shining blood - 

 colour. The rest of the upper part of the head and 

 neck, of a brown ash -colour. The cheeks pale brown. 

 The back of a red-brown, with a black mark down the 

 middle of each feather. The rump is a paler brown, 

 and the black marks are less visible. 



The first quill feathers of the wing are black, four 

 or five of the principal having their exterior edges 

 white. The second quills are a dusky black, with brown 

 edges, and both the one and the other are light-col- 

 oured at the points. The coverts are brown, with pale- 

 coloured tips and edges. 



The throat and upper part of the breast are a dull 

 white, with small dusky strokes down the feathers. The 

 lower part of the breast is tinged with a fine blood- 

 colour, similar to that on the head. The belly is of a 

 dusky white and unspotted. 



The hen wants the crimson on her head and breast. 

 The white in the quill feathers is less bright, and the 

 brown in the back and wings more dull ^nA fuscus. 

 The legs and feet are small, and of a dark horn colour; 

 the claws black. 



