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FRINGILLA LINARIA. 



Syst. Nat. 322. 



RED-POLE, OR LESS RED-HEADED LINNET. 



PLATE XXXI. 



X he bill is sharp-pointed, and short. The upper chap 

 black at the tip, all the rest of the bill yellow. 



The eyes are brown and very bright. The forehead 

 is of a bright shining crimson colour. The back part 

 of the head, the neck, and back, quite to the tail, are 

 of a red-brown, mixed with touches of ash-colour. 

 The middle of each feather being brown, the edges 

 ash -colour. 



The quill feathers of the wing are of an uniform 

 dusky black, with pale-coloured edges and tips. 



The covert feathers, both greater and less, are of the 

 same colour, with deep white tips, which make two 

 white bars across the extended wing. 



The tail is forked, consisting of twelve feathers. The 

 two middle ones shorter than the rest, and pointed, 

 having brown edges. All the rest black, with narrow 

 edges of a pale brown. 



The cheeks, in the male, are white; in the female, a 

 rusty brown; in both, the throat, just under the bill, is 

 dusky. 



In the male, the lower part of the 'throat, and the 

 breast, are of a fine shining crimson ; in the female, of 

 a dirty white, with a faint dash of crimson on some of 

 the feathers. The female has sometimes a few pale 

 crimson feathers on her forehead. The belly, in both 

 the one and the other, is of a dusky white. The legs 

 are small, short, and of a brownish colour. The claws 

 sharp and black. 



The bird in many parts of the kingdom is known 

 by the name Redpoll. 



