PyRGITA. 
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BIRDS. PASSERES. 
ash-grey, tinged with green and with brown spots. In the young^ the head 
and throat are yellow, beneath white. — This species, which breeds in the 
mountainous regions of Europe, visits England in autumn, in small flocks of 
four or five, feeds on the berries of the hawthorn during Avinter, and departs 
in April. 
99. C.Chloris, Green Grosbeak.— Plumage bright oil-green, 
wing-covers smoke-grey. 
Chloris, Will Orn. 179. Sibb. Scot. 18 — Loxia ch., Linn. Syst. 1. 304. 
Penn. Brit. Zool.i. 322. — Fringilla ch., Temm. Orn. i. 346. — W, Y Ge- 
gid, Llinos-werdd ; G, Glaisean darach. — Common in all inclosed wood- 
ed districts. Green Linnet. 
Length 6|, breadth 10| inches ; weight an ounce. Bill flesh-coloured ; the 
margin at the chin heart-shaped. Legs wood-brown. Irides hazel. Mar- 
gins of the feather greyish. The edges of the quills and tail-feathers of a 
brighter yellow. Female more dusky. — Pairs in May. Nest in hedges, of 
moss lined with hair and feathers. Eggs 5, bluish-white, speckled Avith brown. 
Young Yike the female.— Easily tamed, and familiar. Congregates with lin- 
nets and chaffinches during the winter. 
Gen. XLV. PYRGITA. Sparrow. — Bill conical, subacu- 
minated, rounded above, the margin of the upper man- 
dible inflected under the nostrils. 
100. P. domestica. House-Sparrow.— Crown and nape bluish- 
grey ; cheeks greyish- white. 
Passer domesticus, Will. Orn. 182. Sibb. Scot. 18 — Fringilla dom. Linn. 
Syst, i. 323. Penn. Brit. .Zool. i. 338. Temm. Orn. i. 350. — W, Aderyn- 
ye-to, Golfan ; G, Gealbhan. — Common. 
Length C| inches; Aveight 1| ounces. Bill black, notched at the tip. Legs 
broAvn. Irides hazel. Lores, chin, throat, and gorget black. An orange- 
brown band passes above the eyes and over the ears. Feathers on the back 
black, edged with brown. Breeds early. Female with the bill flesh-coloured, 
with a black tip ; the throat and middle of the belly grey. — Nest in holes, or 
on trees, of straws and feathers. Eggs 5, greyish-Avhite, Avith darker spots. 
101. P. montana. Tree-Sparrow. — Crown and nape ches- 
nut-brown ; sides of the neck and breast white. 
Passer raontanus, Will. Orn. 185. — Fringilla mont. Linn. Syst. i. 324. 
Penn. Brit. Zoo\. i. 339. Temm. Orn. i. 334 — W^ Golfan-ye-mynydd. 
— Inhabits the middle districts of England, remote from houses. 
Length 5^ inches ; weight 6 drams. Bill black. Legs pale brown. Irides 
hazel. Chin and spot behind the eye black. Upper part of the back having one 
Aveb of the feathers black and the other white ; under greyish-Avhite. Wing-co- 
vers rufous, edged Avith black, and crossed by tAvo bars of white. Quills 
black, with yelloAvish-brown edges. Tail even. Female like the male Ac- 
cording to Montagu, Sup. Orn. Diet., this species breeds in holes in old trees. 
Nest like the preceding, but the eggs are smaller. 
Gen. XLVI. FRINGILLA. Finch. — Bill conical, pointed, 
more or less produced. 
102. Y.codlehs. Chaffinch. — Front black; crown, nape, and 
sides of the neck deep greyish-blue. 
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