90 FINCH. 



Serinus, Bris. iii. 179. Id. 8vo. i. 35G. Ran, 92. 8. Will. 194. t. 46. Id. Engl. 265. 



Borowsk, iii. 140. Faun. Helcet. 

 Loxia Serinus, Scop. i. No. 205. 

 Spinus, Roman. Orn. i. 116. t. 18. 1. 

 Serin, PL enl. 658. 1. Hist.Prov.i. 512. Gitrini. 

 Serin Finch, Gen. Syn. iii. 296. 



LENGTH near four inches and a half. The upper mandible 

 grey brown, the under whitish ; plumage on the upper parts of the 

 body brown, mixed with yellowish green ; beneath greenish yellow, 

 marked on the sides with longitudinal spots of brown ; on the wings 

 a greenish band ; the quills and tail brown, margined with greenish 

 grey, the last somewhat forked in shape ; legs brown. 



Inhabits Italy, Austria, and Stiria, as also the South provinces 

 of France. Scopoli observes, that it is gregarious in spring, fre- 

 quenting orchards, is fond of cabbage, and hemp seeds; it often 

 takes sudden flights upwards, and after fluttering in the air for a little 

 while, and warbling, alights with expanded wings, nearly on the 

 same spot from whence it arose. Passes Gibraltar in spring and 

 autumn, at which seasons both sexes are taken in great plenty; known 

 by the name of Chamaris; is esteemed for its song, which is much 

 improved, by being educated among Canary Birds, The females often 

 have a mixture of white on the bright yellow on the rump. 



A.— Serini, Faun. arag. p. 87. 3. 



In this, the forehead of the male, and the breast are greenish 

 brown ; the back and wing coverts brown and yellow mixed ; rump 

 yellow; belly whitish; quills and tail brown. 



Found about Epila, and other parts of Aragonia, in Spain ; and 

 called Gafarron. 



52— CITRIL FINCH. 



Fringilla citrinella, Lid. Orn.i. 454. Lin. i. 320. Gm. Lin. i. 908. Rati, 99. 7. Will. 

 193. t. 46. Borowsk, iii. 139. Faun. Helvet. Gerin.W. t. 361. Shaw's Zool.ix. 

 472. Tern. Man. d'Orn. 224. Id. Ed. ii. 371. 



