NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. 



THE TWITE OR 

 MOUNTAIN LINNET. 



I HAVE had many 

 excellent opportuni- 

 ties of studying this 

 wee songster whilst 

 stajdng in the Outer 

 Hebrides, where it is 

 far more numerous 

 than in any other 

 part of the British 

 Isles. In general ap- 

 pearance, flight, and 

 habits it closely re- 

 sembles its relative, the Common Lin- 

 net, but may be distinguished from that 

 species by the fact that it has a longer 

 tail and more slender form, a yellow 

 beak, and lacks the crimson colouring 

 on its head and breast. 



The female is distinguished from the 

 male by the fact that she is lighter- 

 coloured, and has no crimson on her 

 rump. 



Young Twites resemble their mother 

 in appearance. 



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