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Ilab. — Found almost throughout the whole of Europe, excepting 

 the high north ; North-East and North-West Africa ; Asia Minor, 

 extending as far east as Turkistan. 



(81) THE CANAEY FINCH. 

 (SERINUS CANARIUS— {Linn.) ) 



The canary finch is so well-known a bird that any description would 

 be superfluous. 



Hab. — Canary Islands. 



Length or life in captivity. 



Although specimens have occasionally been kept on deposit, cana- 

 ries are not generally exhibited, and no record has therefore been kept 

 of the period during which any specimen has actually lived in the 

 garden ; it is well known that they thrive perfectly in captivity. 



(82) THE LINNET. 

 (LINOTA CANNABINA— (Linn.) ) 



Description. — The general colour of the plumage above chestnut 

 brown ; the crown, hind neck, and sides of the neck brownish-grey ; the 

 chief characteristic of the bird is its crimson-red of the forehead and 

 breast ; total length about 5 J inches. 



Ilab. — The linnet is a very common bird throughout Europe, and 

 is extensively distributed ; besides Europe it is found in North Africa, 

 Turkistan, the hills in Southern Persia, the Elburz Mountains, &c. 



(83) THE MEALY KEDPOLL. 



(LINOTA LINAHIA-(Zm«.) ) 



Description. — It resembles the preceding very closely, but differs 

 in having the colour of its back blackish brown, the feathers being 

 somewhat broadly margined with pale brown, and in some other minor 

 details, as the extent of the crimson red of the breast, which in this 

 species extends to the throat ; the quills are not margined white, but 

 brown or whitish brown ; the crimson-red of the forehead is the same as 

 in the linnet ; total length about 5 inches ; the female differs from the 

 male in having no red on the breast. 



Hah. — The mealy redpoll has also a wide range of distribution, 

 being found in Europe, Asia, as far as Japan ; and North America, from 

 the Atlantic to the Pacific. 



(84) THE YELLOW BUNTING. 



(EMBEBIZA CITEINELLA— Linn.) 



Description. — Head and the under parts generally citron yellow ; the 

 nape and back of the neck greenish ; a chestnut brown moustachial stripe ; 



