:iafsll. LINNET. fit 



VI. The LINNET. 



Belon an). 3; 6. Raiijyn. a<v, go. 



Linaria, Henfling, Schofzling, Fanello. Zinan. 61. 



Flacklin. Gefnerav. 590. La Linotte. Brijfon wv. iii. 1 3 1 , 



^/</r. av. ii. 359, iY. f»/. 151. f. 1. 



#?/. ors. 258. J3r. Zoo/. 110. 



'Tp H E bill of this fpecies is dufky, but in the D e f cr « 



-*• fpring aflumes a bluifh cad : the feathers on 

 the head are black edged with afh-color : the fides of 

 the neck deep afh-color: the throat marked in the 

 middle with a brown line ; bounded on each fide 

 with a white one : the back, black bordered with 

 reddifii brown : the bottom of the bread is of a fine 

 blood red : which heighthens in color as the fpring 

 advances : the belly white : the vent feathers yellow- 

 ifh : the fides under the wings fpotted with brown : 

 the quil-feathers are dusky; the lower part of the 

 nine firft white: the coverts incumbent on them 

 black ; the others of a reddiih brown ; the lowed 

 order tipt with a paler color : the tail is a little forked, 

 of a brown color, edged with white; the two middle 

 feathers excepted, which- are bordered with dull red. 

 The females and young birds want, the red fpot on 

 the breaft ; in lieu of that, their breads are marked 

 with fnort flreaks of brown pointing downwards : the 

 females have alfo lefs white in their wings. 



Thefe birds are much efieemed for their fong : 

 they feed on feeds of different kinds, which they 

 peel before they eat : the feed of the linum. or flax is 



their 



