46 THE SCARLET ROSE-FINCH. 



of the present article, as its principal colour . is 

 scarlet and not rosy. 



The Rose- Finches are found from North-eastern 

 Europe throughout Siberia to Kamtschatka, and 

 are particularly well represented in the Himalayas, 

 westward to the Caucasus, and one peculiar 

 species is found as far south as the Peninsula of 

 Sinai. In South America several species are 

 found, and the genus extends to Mexico. The 

 Rose-Finches may be said to be intermediate in 

 form between the Canaries and the»Bullfinches, 

 approacliing the former in the slightly swollen 

 bill, and resembling the latter in the absence of 

 yellow in the plumage. In their habits, however, 

 they differ considerably from the last-named birds. 



The Scarlet Rose-Finch is an inhabitant of 

 Northern Russia, but breeds as far to the west as 

 Eastern Prussia, while to the east it extends 

 throughout Siberia to the Pacific and to 

 Kamtschatka, as well as to Northern China, 

 where it also nests. Its winter home is in the 

 Indian Peninsula, and large numbers pass through 

 China on passage. It is at the season of 

 migration that examples have been found in 

 Western Europe,, and the species has been 



