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with longitudinal fpots 6f brown: on the wings a greenifh band: 
the quills, and tail, brown, margined with greenifh grey, the laft 
fomewhat forked in fhape: legs brown. 
This {pecies inhabits /taly, Auftria *, Stiria, and is not uncom- 
mon in the fouthern provinces of France. 
Scopoli obferves that it is gregarious in fpring, and frequents 
orchards; is fond of cabbage and bemp-/eed; frequently takes. 
fudden flights upwards, and, after fluttering in the air for a little 
while, and warbling at the fame time, alights with expanded: 
wings nearly on the fame fpot from whence it arofe. 
Fringilla Citrinella, Liz. Syf. i. p. 320. 16.- 
Verzellino, O/iz. uc. pl. in p. 155 
Le Serin d’Italie, Brif. orn. iii. p. 182. 51. 
Le Venturon de Provence, P/. enJ. 658. f. 2. 
Citril of Vienna, Razi Syn. p. 92. 7. — Will. orm, 265. pl. 46.— Ruff Alep. 
p: 65. 
HIS is rather larger than the laft bird. The bill is brown: 
the plumage on the upper parts yellowifh green, fpotted 
with brown: the under, and rump, greenifh yellow: the breaft 
of the male much inclined to yellow: the leffer wing coverts 
greenifh, the greater. dufky, edged with green: the quills.much 
the fame; as are the feathers of the tail, which is a little forked 
in fhape: the legs flefh-colour. 
This fpecies is common in the fouthern provinces of France, 
and about Rome. It is found alfo in Greece, Turkey, and other 
® Called at Vienna, Hirngrylh: 
Vou. Il. Qq neighbouring. 
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