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Fringilla. 28. Linaria. 322. 29. LefTer red 
headed Linnet. Br. Zool. 
Severn River, N° 23. 
The defcriptions of Linneus, Brifion, and the 
Britidi Zoology, anfwer perfectly well. The 
figure in Planche enluminee 15 1. f. 2. has 
a quite ferruginous back contrary 10 all the 
defcriptions and the fpecimen before us, in 
which all the feathers on the back are dufky, 
edged with dirty white. 
29. Montana, 324. 37. Mountain Sparrow, Tree 
Sparrow. Br. Zool. Edw. 269. Briflon III. p. 
79. Faun. Am. Sept. 
Severn River, N° 20. 
This feems to be a variety, as its tail is rather 
longer than ufual, and fod^ed ; it anfwers 
nearly to the defcriptions given by the orni- 
thologifts, and feems to be a female, as it 
has no black under the throat and eyes, and 
no white collar. The bill and legs are black, 
the eyes blue. At Severn fettlement it arrives 
in May, goes to breed further northwards, 
and returns in autumn : the weight is f of 
an ounce, the length 6f inches, and breadth 
10. I was inclined to make this bird a new 
fpecies, on account of the many differences 
between it and the mountain fparrow ; but 
confidering the fpecimen fent over was not 
in the befi order, and might be a female, I 
thought it beft to leave it where it is, till we 
are better informed. 
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