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INSESSORES. FRINGILLIDM. 



CONIROSTliES. 



PLATE CXIII. 



MEALY REDPOLE. 



LINARIA BOREALIS. 



This species is an inhabitant of the northern parts of the 

 globe, as its trivial name (borealis) implies. It is found 

 both on the old and new continents, but is chiefly confined, 

 according to Temminck, to the regions situated in and about 

 the Arctic Circle. It is the opinion of that author, that its 

 appearance in our more temperate climate can only be con- 

 sidered, like that of many other rare birds, accidental. It 

 is an inhabitant of Japan and Greenland, according to the 

 same author, who, in the third volume of his " Manuel (COr- 

 nithologie" speaks of having received specimens from those 

 regions, exactly similar to individuals that are, from time to 

 time, captured in our latitudes. 



As an inhabitant of North America, this species has long 

 been known ; but it was not until lately recognised as ident- 

 ical with our British straggler ; it is now, however, so con- 

 sidered by the chief of our ornithologists. 



Both this species and the lesser one, before described, are 

 common to America, and are there also considered as two 

 distinct species ; and described as such by the Prince of Mu- 

 signano, by Dr. Richardson, and other authors. 



In relative proportions, we believe no marked distinction 



