m. IN Ce! OR. 
‘Fringilla {pinus, Ziz. Syf.i. p. 322. 25. — Faun. Suec. 237. — Scop. ann. i. 
No 212.—Brun. 261. 262. — Muller, N° 259. — Kram. el. p. 366. 2. 
—OBzx. uc. pl. inp. 17.—Frifch. pl. 11.—Georgi Reife, p.174. 
Le Tarin, Brif- orz. iii. p. 65. 4.—Buf. oif: iv. p. 221.—PI. ent. 485. f. 3. 
Sifkin, Raii Synz. p. 91. A. 5. — Will. orn. p. 261. pl. 46. — Br. Zool. i. 
N° 129. pl. 53.—Ar&. Zool. 
Abadavine, 4/4. iii. pl. 76. 
; Br. Muf. Lev. Muf. 
GIZE of the Linnet, or rather lefs: length four inches and 
three quarters. Bill white, with a black tip: top of the head 
black : hind head, and all the upper parts, yellowifh olive, with 
a dafh of dufky down the middle of each feather: rump yellow- 
ifh: the under parts of the body greyifh yellow: belly whitith: 
under tail coverts ftreaked with dufky: thighs grey : leffer wing 
coverts olive; the middle ones blackifh, tipped with olive; the 
greater ones the fame ; hence are formed two olive green bands: 
the three firft quills are blackifh, with the inner edge brimftone- 
colour; the outer edge of the fecond and third yellow green; the 
others are half blackifh half yellow, edged with greenifh, and 
tipped with grey: the tail is a little forked; the two middle fea- 
thers blackifh, edged with olive; the others yellow, with the tips 
black, and the edges grey: the legs are grey. 
The female has the crown of the head grey and black mixed, 
and a whitifh chin; otherwife like the male, but much lefs 
bright. é 
This bird is pretty common throughout Europe, and not un- 
frequent in England in the winter feafon ; but in fome years much 
fcarcer than in others. During the time of its being in Exgland, 
it may be met with, mixed with the leffer Redpole, on alder trees, 
Vot, Il. Ep fometimes 
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+ SISKIN. 
DescRIPTION. 
FEMALE: 
PLACE, 
