46 THE REDPOLE. 



this situation may easily be caught with 

 lime twigs." 



The plumage of the back of the head, 

 the neck, back, wings, and tail, are of a 

 reddish-brown colour; the forehead, chin, 

 and breast are of a bright crimson, and the 

 belly of a dusky white ; the plumage of the 

 female is much the same, but fainter, and 

 in both sexes are two bars of white which 

 run across the wings. 



This bird is reared and managed exactly 

 in the same manner as the linnet. 



