308 INDEX-CATALOGUE OF XHE BIKDS 



Case 



Geims SERINUS.. 



69. Serin Finch. Serinus hortulanus, Koch. 



No. 1 (left). Male. Bought in London, 1853. 

 ,, 2 (right). Male. Marseilles, 1839. 



J. Richardson. 



60. Hybrid between Greenfinch and. Linnet. 



No. 1. Caught by a bird-catcher at Kenton, near New- 

 castle, Dec. 24th, 1887. It lived in the Museum 

 till Oct. 22nd, 1888. John Hancock. 



Genus. CANNABINA. 



61. Linnet. Caniiabina linota, (Grmelin). 



No. 1 (lower left). Female (by dissection). Durham. 



Presented to J. Hancock by Fred. Raine, Esq. 

 ,, 2 (upper left). Yotjng, first plumage. 

 ,, 3 (upper centre). Male. 



Remark. — This bird came into John Hancock's possession 

 Dec. 17th, 1875. The red on the breast was scarcely visible. 

 It died Jan., 1876. The red was then visible, the ends of 

 the feathers having dropped off. J. H. 

 No. 4 (upper right). Mature male, losing the red. 



Presented to J. Hancock by Mr. Longstaff, Eshott. 

 ,, 5 (middle right). Male, in full red plumage. 



Northamptonshire, July, 1843. 

 ,, 6 (lower right). Young, in first plumage. 



Eshott, near Felton, July 13th, 1876. 

 ,, 7 (lower centre). Male (by dissection), with red on 

 the breast at base of feathers. 

 Presented to John Hancock by Fred. Raine. 



62. Mountain Linnet. Cannabina fiavirostris, 



(Linn.). 

 No. 1 (lower left). 



,, 2 (upper left). Horsley, Reedwater, Northumberland, 



Oct. 24th, 1832. B. Mitford, Esq. 



