RARER BRITISH BIRDS. 
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MEALY REDPOLE. 
Linaria Canescens. Gould. 
Mr. John Gould is the first naturalist who has noticed this 
bird, as being distinct from the Lesser Redpole. The first 
mention of his discovery is made in his work on “ The Birds 
of Europe,” now in course of publication. The points in which 
he states that it chiefly differs are the following : — Its superiority 
in size, its conspicuous greyish white rump, the broad band 
across the wings, the light stripe across the eye, and the mealy 
appearance of the plumage. The specimens, before supposed 
to be of the Lesser Redpole, brought home by Dr. Richardson, 
and the description in the “ Fauna Boreali Americana,” he 
states to be identical with his Mealy Redpole. 
Wilson, the American ornithologist, omits to give any de- 
scription of the Lesser Redpole ; and Professor Jameson, in his 
edition, to fill up the vacancy, gives the description of some 
