Crass II. RED HEADED LINNET. 
Thefe birds are much efteemed for their fone: 
they feed on feeds of different kinds, which’ they 
peel before they eat: the feed of the Znum or flax 
is their favorite food; from whence the name of 
the linnet tribe. . 
They breed among furze and white thorn: the 
outfide of their neft is made with mofs and bents; 
and lined with wool and hair. They lay five whitifh 
egos, fpotted like thofe of the goldfinch. 
Linaria rubra. Gefner av. 591. 
Fanello marino. A/dr. av. II. 
Hampling. Faun. Suec. fp. 
240. 
360. Torn-Irifk. Brunnich, 263. 
Wil. orn. 260. Hauefferl, Hampfling. Kram. 
Raii fyn. av. gi. 368 
La grande Linotte des vignes. 
Briffon av. Ul. 135. 
Fringilla cannabina. Liz. fy/. 
322. Scopoli, No. 219. 
Blat Hinfling (Bloody Lin- 
net). Frfch;-f. o. 
Br. Zool. 110. 
HIS bird is lefs than the former: on the 
| forehead is a blood colored fpot; the reft of 
the head and the neck are of an afh color: the 
breaft is tinged with a fine rofe color: the back, 
fcapular feathers, and coverts of the wings, are of 
a bright reddifh brown: the firft quil-feather is en- 
tirely black ; the exterior and interior edges of the 
eight following are white, which forms a bar of 
that color on the wing, even when clofed: the 
fides are yellow; the middle of the belly white : 
Hae 
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