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Fringilla. 28. Linaria. 322. 29. LefTer red 

 headed Linnet. Br. Zool. 



Severn River, N° 23. 



The defcriptions of Linneus, Briffon, and the 

 Britifh Zoology, anfwer perfectly well. The 

 figure in Planehe enluminee 151. f. 2. has 

 a quite ferruginous back contrary to all the 

 defcriptions and the fpecimen before us, in 

 which all the feathers on the back are dufky,. 

 edged with dirty white. 



29. Montana, 324. 37. Mountain Sparrow, Tree 

 Sparrow. Br. Zool. Edw. 269. BrifTon III. p* 

 79. Faun. Am. Sept. 



Severn River, N° 20. 



This feems to be a variety ,. as its tail is rather 

 longer than ufual, and forked; it anfwers 

 nearly to the defcriptions given by the orni- 

 thologifts, and feems to be a female, as it 

 has no black under the throat and eyes, and 

 no white collar. The bill and legs are black, 

 the eyes blue. At Severn fettlement it arrives 

 in May, goes to breed further northwards, 

 and returns in autumn : the weight is f of 

 an ounce, the length 6| inches, and breadth 

 10. I was inclined to make this bird a new 

 fpecies, on account of the many differences 

 between it and the mountain fparrow ; but 

 confidering the fpecimen fent over, was not 

 in the belt order, and might be a female, I 

 thought it beft to leave it where it is, till we 

 are better informed.. 



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