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not hitherto been defcribed. It vifits Severn fet- 
tlement in June, and feeds on grafs-feeds, little 
worms, grubs, See. It weighs | of an ounce, 
and is yfinches long, and 9 inches broad ; the 
bill and legs are flefh-coloured ; the male is 
not materially different from the female, its 
nefts are built in the bottom of willow buflies, 
it lays three eggs of a chocolate colour. It 
vifits Albany Fort in May, breeds there, and 
leaves it in September. 
12. Fringilla, f 27. Lapponica. 317. 1. Faun. 
Finch. LSuec. 235. 
Severn river, N° 5 2. 
It is called Tecurmafhi/h , by the natives atHud- 
fon’s Bay. The defeription in Linneus’s 
Fauna Suecica coincides exadly with the 
fpecimen ; that in his Syftem anfwers very 
nearly : Mr. Briffon’s defeription (though he 
quotes Linneus, and Linneus quotes him) is 
widely different. The fpecimen fent over is 
a female ; the males have more of the fer- 
ruginous colour on the head ; the eyes are 
blue, the legs dark brown. It is only a win- 
ter inhabitant near Severn river, appears 
not before November, and is commonly 
found among the juniper trees ; it weighs 
\ of an ounce, its length is 5 incheSj and its 
breadth 7, 
Fringilla. 
