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not hitherto been defcribed. It vifits Severn fet- 

 tlement in June, and feeds on grafs-feeds,iittle 

 worms, grubs, &c. It weighs £ of an ounce, 

 and is 7$ inches long, and 9 inches broad j the 

 bill and legs are flefh- coloured j the male is 

 not materially different from the female, its 

 nefts are built in the bottom of willow bufhes, 

 it lays three eggs of a chocolate colour. It 

 vilits Albany Fort in May, breeds there, and 

 leaves it in September. 



12. Fringilla, ^27. Lapponica. 317. r. Faun. 

 Finch. LSuec. 235. 



Severn river, N° 52. 



It is called Tecurmafhifh, by the natives at Hud- 

 fon's Bay. The defcription in Linneus's 

 Fauna Suecica coincides exactly with the 

 fpecimen ; that in his Syftem anfwers very 

 nearly : Mr. BriiTon's defcription (though he 

 quotes Linneus, and Linneus quotes him) is 

 widely different. The fpecimen fent over is 

 a female j the males have more of the fer- 

 ruginous colour on the head ; the eyes are 

 blue, the legs dark brown. It is only a win- 

 ter inhabitant near Severn river, appears 

 not before November, and is commonly 

 found among the juniper trees ; it weighs 

 i of an ounce, its length is 5 inches, and its 

 breadth 7. 



Fringilla, 



