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fusco notatis: alis minus flavidé et uropygio magis viridé quam in mare coloratis: mento cinereo-albo : 
corpore subtus grisescenti-cinereo, abdomine centrali et subcaudalibus albidis: pectore flavido notato. 
Adult Male (near London, 20th May). Crown, nape, and back ashy grey, marked here and there with 
apple-green; forehead, space above the eyes, and rump golden yellow with a greenish tinge; quills 
blackish brown, the primaries with the basal portion of the outer web broadly margined with bright 
yellow, the secondaries and coverts broadly margined and slightly tipped with slaty grey, the lesser 
coverts marked with apple-green; the edge of the wing rich golden yellow; central rectrices and the 
terminal half of the remaining tail-feathers blackish brown with slate-grey margins, the basal half being 
yellow; sides of the head and neck ashy grey marked with apple-green; lores blackish; feathers at the 
base of the bill, chin, and throat apple-green, brightening on the lower breast and upper abdomen to 
bright yellow, flanks and lower abdomen slaty grey; under tail-coverts white, washed with yellow; 
bill pale reddish brown, darker at the point and lighter at the base of the lower mandible; legs wood- 
brown with a fleshy tinge; iris hazel. Total length about 6 inches, culmen 0°5, wing 3°55, tail 2°5, 
tarsus 0:7. 
Adult Female (Piedmont, May). Much less brightly coloured than the male, the upper parts brownish ash, 
the feathers with darker centres; no yellow on the head, the back but slightly tinged with yellowish 
green, and the rump greener than in the male; the yellow on the wings duller than in the male; chin, 
throat, breast, and flanks dull ashy grey, lightest on the chin; breast and lower throat tinged with 
yellow; lower abdomen and under tail-coverts dull white. 
Male in autumn plumage.. The fresh-moulted feathers have grey or brownish grey edgings, which hide the 
bright tints of the plumage and make it look duller; on the upper part these edgings are brownish, on 
the throat and neck greyish or bluish grey, and on the rest of the underparts greyish white. 
Obs. As arule specimens from the south of Europe and North Africa are somewhat richer-coloured and a 
trifle smaller in size than those from the north; but in a series this difference is at once seen to be by 
no means constant; for I have in my own collection males quite as richly coloured as any I have seen 
from the south of Europe or North Africa, and one sees now and then examples from the south of 
Europe quite dull-coloured. In size they also vary greatly; and in the series from Spain, lent to me 
by Mr. Howard Saunders, I find males as large as the one above described, and others measuring— 
culmen 0°5, wing 3°1, tail 2:2, tarsus 0'7. On the other hand I find several British specimens smaller 
than the bird described, which I picked out as being a very fine bright-coloured bird. 
Tue Greenfinch, or Green Linnet as it is frequently called, is found throughout Europe, except 
in the extreme north, and ranges as far east as the Télish mountains. 
It is not known to have occurred in North-east Africa, but is common on the west side of 
North Africa. 
In Great Britain it is very common and resident throughout the country, being found in 
every county of England. Mr. Cecil Smith informs me that it is also as common on the Channel 
Islands as it is on the mainland. In Scotland it is resident, and occurs, Mr. R. Gray says, on 
North Uist and Harris, and probably the whole of the Long Island. It is a winter visitant to the 
Orkneys; and Dr. Saxby states that though until very recently rare in the Shetland Islands, it 
has within the last few years become a regular winter visitant. In Ireland, Thompson writes, it 
is common, and resident in suitable localities throughout the island. It does not appear ever to 
have been captured in Greenland or Iceland, but has occurred in the Feroes, where one was 
