550 FRINGILLID A. 
INSESSORES., FRINGILLIDE. 
CONIROSTRES. 
THE COMMON LINNET. 
Linota cannabina. 
Fringilla linota, Linnet Finch, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 462. 
=: cannabina, Red-headed Finch, 5, i 6 BEE 
3 linota, Brown Linnet, Mont. Ornith. Dict. 
oa cannabina, Greater Redpole, 5, 3 
= linota, The Linnet, Berwick, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 205. 
cannabina, Greater Redpole, a5 a 201. 
Brown Linnet, FEM. Brit. An. p. 84. 
Common .,, Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 139. 
5% bb) 
9 by) 
Linaria oo op 6p SExBy, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 315. 
ss os zs x Gou.p, Birds of Europe, pt. xviii. 
Fringilla 4, Gros-bec linotte, Temm. Man d’Ornith. vol. 1. p. 364. 
Linota. Generic Characters. — Beak straight, conical, pointed. Nostrils 
basal, lateral, concealed by short feathers. Wings long, somewhat pointed ; 
the first, second, and third feathers nearly equal in length. Tarsi short ; feet 
with lateral toes of equal length ; the hind toe and claw as long as that in the 
middle ; claws slender, acute, and curved. Tail forked. 
