ClafsII. MOUNTAIN LINNET. 315 



IX. The MOUNTAIN LINNET, OR TWITE. 



Le Picaveret ? Belon av. 358. La petite Linotte, ou le Cabaret. 



Wil. orn. 261. Brijfonaqj. iii. J42, 145. 



Raiijyn.a'v.gi. Linaria fera faxatilis. Klein, hiji. 



Linaria montana. Linaria mi- a<v. 93. 



nima. Br. Zool. 1 1 1 . 



THIS is an inhabitant of the hilly parts of our 

 country, as Mr. Wilhughby informs us. He 

 fays it is twice the fize of the laft fpecies : that the 

 color of the head and back is the fame with that of 

 the common linnet : that the feathers on the throat 

 and bread are black edged with white : the rump is 

 of a rich fcarlet or orange tawny-color. The edges 

 of the middle quil-feathers are white, as are the tips of 

 thofe of the fecond row : the two middle feathers of 

 the tail are of a uniform dufky-color \ the others 

 edged with white. This fpecies is taken in the flight 

 feafon near London with the linnets ; it is there called 

 a Twite, The birds we examined differed in lbme par- 

 ticulars from Mr. Willoughbf$ defcription. In fize Dsfcr, 

 they are rather inferior to the common linnet, and of 

 a more taper make : their bills fhort and entirely 

 yellow: above and below each eye is a pale brown 

 fpot : the edges of the greater coverts of the wings 

 white ; in other refpects both agree. The female 

 wants the red mark on the rump. 



Thefe birds take their name from their note, which 

 has no mufic in it : it is a familiar bird, and more 

 cafily tamed than the common linnet', 



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