THE BIRDS. 



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The Hawfinch {Fringilla Coccothraustes, fig. 1168) visits us and 

 probably occasionally breeds. An adult bird which was killed by 

 flying against the orchard-house, appeared from the state of its 

 plumage to have been nesting. The Greenfinch {Fringilla Chloris, fig. 

 1 169) visits us in numbers. We have also at times the Mountain 

 Finch {Fringilla ■montefriiigilla), the Black-headed Bunting {Emberisa 



schceniculus), and the Siskin {Carduelis 

 spinus). Ben Jonson says, "The finches' 

 carol." 



FtG. ii63.— Hawfinch, Jth nat. size. 



Fig. tj6j — Greenfinch. 



The irrepressible House Sparrow {Fringilla domestica, fig. 11 70) 

 occasionally comes in large flocks, and then leaves us again. They 

 do the garden little, if any, damage ; though they know the time for 

 feeding the poultry, when they always come down for their share. 



Fig. 1170.— House Sparrow. 



Fig. 1 171 —Chaffinch. 



We have the Tree Sparrow {Fringilla montana) and the Chaffinch 

 {Fringilla ccelebs, fig. n/i)- The chaffinch arrives in large numbers 

 in severe weather, but I cannot endorse the opinion of the Thurin- 

 gians, who consider it to be the best of all singing birds. We have 

 also at times the Yellow-hammer {Emberiza citrinella). 



