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Mountain-finch. Raz. /yn. av. 88. 
Brambling. Penn. Br. Zool. 126. 
Lath. Gen. fyn. 3. 26%. 
Le Montain. Selon. av. 372. 
Le Pincon d’ardennes. Brif. av. 3. 155. 
PI. enl. 54. fi. 2 
Pinofch. Scop. N° 218. 
Queker, Bofinkins, Hore-Unge, Akerlan. Brunn. 255. 
Nioowitz ; Mecker, Piencken. Kram. 367. 
Bergfinck (Mountain finch). Fri/ch. 1. 3. 

This is not a very common bird in England. It is of the migra- 
tory kind and never builds here: is fometimes feen in large flocks, 
or in company with the Chaffinches. The colours of the female 
are not fo bright as in the male: in fome fpecimens of the latter the 
throat is black. Length rather exceeds fix inches. They are found 
in vaft abundance in France according to Buffon; and are faid to 
breed about Luxemburg, making the neft on the tall fir-trees, com- 
pofed of long mofs without, and lined with wool and feathers within. 
The eggs.are four or five in number, yellowifh, and fpotted: the 
young are fledged at the end of May. They are alfo found in the 
Pine forefts of Ruffia and Siberia. : 
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