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Serinus hortulanus. Serin. 



Serinus hortulanus, Koch, Syst. d. baier. Zool. p. 22 



(1816). 



Fringilla serinus, Naum. v. p. 114; Harting, p. 112. 

 Serinus hortulanus, Newton, ii. p. Ill; Gould, iii. pi. 38; 

 Dresser, iii. p. 549. 



Hortuldmis = of or belonging to a small garden, hortulus, from hortus = a, 

 garden. 



The Serin has been taken in Somersetshire and Sussex, and 

 near London. It breeds in Central Europe, and in the whole 

 southern portion of the Western Palsearctic Region. 



\_Serinus canarius. Canary. 

 Fringilla Canaria, Linnceus, S. N. i. p. 321 (1766). 

 Serinus canarius, Dresser, iii. p. 557. 

 Cananus = from the Canary Isles. 



An inhabitant only of the Canaries, Madeira, and the 

 Azores. Specimens escaped from captivity are often met with 

 in England.] 



Genus LIGTJRINUS, Koch, Syst. d, baier. Zool. p. 230 

 (1816). 



lAgurinns, not from Xiyupos = whistling ; but latinized by Gaza from the 

 Italian Lucarino = the Siskin, which is spelt variously and is said to be derived 

 from luons = a grove. 



Ligurinns chloris. Greenfinch. 



Loxia Chloris, Linncms, S. N. i. p. 304 (1766). 



Fringilla chloris, Naum. v. p. 62 ; Gray, p. 96. 

 Linaria chloris, Maeg. i. p. 365. 



Coccothraustes chloris, Hewi/«ow, p. 204; Yarr. ed. 2, i. p. 527; 

 id. ed. 3, i. p. 552; Newton, ii. p. 105; Harting, p. 29. 



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