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BIRDS. PASSERES. 
Feingilla, 
Will. Om. 186. Sihh. Scot. 18. Linn. Syst. i. 318. Penn. Brit. Zool. i* 
335. Temm. Orn. i. 357. — Buck-finch, Horse-finch, Pink, Twink, 
Skelly ; Shilfa ; Asgell-arian, Wine ; G, Briecan beatha. — Com- 
mon, 
Size of a sparrow. Bill blue, tip black. Irides hazel. Legs broAvn. Cheeks, 
neck, and breast pale reddish-brown. Back chesnut, the feathers with pale yel- 
lowish-grey margins. Belly and vent white. Bump sulphur-yeUow. Lesser 
wing-covers white, those of the primaries black, and those of the secondaries 
black tipped with yellow. The three first quills black, the outer web with a 
white edge. Tail, Avith two middle feathers bluish-grey, the next three black, 
and the two exterior ones with a white spot on the inner web. Female^ with the 
head and upper parts oil-green ; cheeks and below grey with a tinge of red. 
— Pairs in March. Nest in trees, of moss or lichens, lined with feathers and 
hair. Eggs 5, bluish-white, with reddish spots. Young like the female.-— 
Sexes separate into distinct flocks during the winter. 
103. F. montifringiUa. Mountain-finch. — Head, cheeks, 
nape, and upper parts of the back black ; throat, breast, and 
shoulders reddish- orange. 
Will. Orn. 187. Linn. Syst. i. 318. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 337* Temm. 
Orn. i. 360 — A common winter visitant. 
Length 6|, breadth lOg inches; weight If ounces. Bill yellowish, tip 
black, with an indistinct terminal notch. Feet brown. Irides dusky. Covers 
of the primaries black ; the three first quiUs black. Tail black, the two mid- 
dle ones with reddish margins. The female has the crown reddish, with a 
black band above the eyes — Nest on fir-trees. Eggs 5, white, with yellowish 
spots. Breeds in the north of Europe. — Frequents this country in winter, 
visiting the corn-yai*ds along with chaffinches. The bright gainboge-yellow 
at the setting on of the wing is an obvious characteristic mark. It seems to 
vary in colour with the season, becoming Avhiter in severe winters. 
104. F. cannahma. Brown Linnet. — Bill bluntly conical ; 
wing-covers brown. 
Linaria rubra major. Will. Orn. 191. Sihb. Scot. 18 — F. can., Linn. 
Syst. i. 322 — ^Bed-headed Linnet, Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 343 — Fr- can. 
Temm. Orn. i. 364 — E„ Great Bed-pole ; 5", Grey Lintie ; W, Lin- 
bengoch. — Common. 
Length 6, breadth 10 inches; weight an ounce. BiU, strong in proportion 
as the Green Grosbeak, but the ridge is sharper ; bluish-grey, dark at the tip. 
Legs and feet brown. Irides hazel. Front and breast carmine-red, throat 
yellowish-white streaked with brown; crown, nape, and sides of the neck 
bluish-grey : above, chesnut-brown with pale edges ; below, white with a ru- 
fous tinge. The first quill black ; the following ones edged with white on 
both webs, forming a lengthened white mark on the wings. The quills in- 
crease in bluntness to the seventh, after which they are emarginate. Tail 
forked, black, the feathers margined on both sides with white, except the two 
middle ones. The female has the plumage brown, with pale edges, the white 
on the wing and tail less, and the belly more inclining to reddish-brown, and 
in wanting the carmine-red on the front and breast — Nest in furze and low 
shrubs, of moss and grass, lined with hair. Eggs 5, bluish-white, speckled with 
purplish-red. Young like the female. In winter, the male resembles the female, 
although the carmine tinge may be observed upon lifting up the feathers on the 
front and breast It congregates in large flocks during the winter season. 
105. F. mo7itium. Mountain-Linnet. — Bill triangular ; 
greater wing-covers edged with white. 
