Occasional 
visitant. 
Food. 
Nest, &c. 
26% PASSERES. FRINGILLA. Haw-rincu. 
Haw-finch.—Fringilla coccothraustes, T'emmt. 
PLATE 55. Fig. 1. 
Fringilla coccothraustes, Temm. Man. d’Ornith. v. 1. p. 344. 
Loxia coccothraustes, Linn. 1. p. 299.—Fauna Suec. No. 222.—Gmel. Syst: 
1. p. 844. sp. 2.—Raii, Syn. p. 85. A. 1.—Will. p. 150.—Briss. 3. p. 219. 1. 
Le Gros-bec, Buff. Ois. v. 3. p. 44. t. 27. f. 1.—Jd. Pl. Enl. 99. and 100.— 
Temm. Man. d’Ornith. v. 1. p. 344. 
Kirsch Kernbeisser, Bechst. Naturg. Deut. v. 3. p. 35.—Meyer, Tasschenb. 
v. 1. p. 143.—Frisch. t. 4. f. 2. A, B. 
Appel-vink, Sepp. Vog. v. 2. t. p. 137. 
Grosbeak or Hawfinch, Br. Zool. No. 113.—Arct. Zool. 2. p. 354. C.— 
Will. (Ang.) p. 244. 44.Albin. 1. t. 56.—Lewin’s Br. Birds, 2. t. 67.— 
Lath. Syn. 3. p. 109. 4.—Id. Supp. p. 148.—Mont. Ornith. Dict. v. 1.— 
Pult. Cat. Dorset, p. 11.—Wale. Syn. 2. t. 206.—Don. Br. Birds, 2. t. 43. 
—Bewick’s Br. Birds, 1. p. t. 133.—Shaw’s Zool. v. 9. p. 236. pl. 42. 
This bird only cccasionally visits the British Isles during 
the months of winter, and its appearance is almost entirely 
confined to the southern parts of tle kingdom, as I have very 
rarely met with it in any of the northern counties. It does not 
associate in large flocks, like most of its tribe; at least if any 
judgment may be formed during its sojourn in this country, 
as the numbers seen together seldom amount to more than 
ten or twelve, and not often to so many.—Here it subsists 
chiefly upon the fruit of the white thorn, the stones of which 
it breaks with the greatest ease, by means of its strong and 
massive bill. In its native haunts, the seed of the platanus, 
kernels of cherry-stones, almonds, and other stone-fruit, fur- 
nish its principal support. 
It is a plentiful species in some districts of France, and is 
common in the mountamous regions of Italy, in Germany, 
Sweden, and part of Russia. 
It builds in the upper branches of trees, and forms a nest 
of beautiful construction from lichens and vegetable fibres, 
lined with feathers and other soft materials. Its eggs are 
from three to five in number, of a yellowish-grey colour, with 
spots and streaks of brown and blackish-grey. It is probable 
that in the pairing-season it utters a superior song, as Mon- 
