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NORTHERN REDPOLE. 
with much uncertainty for a period after, as in 
the case of the Siskin in various parts of Scot- 
land. We have only seen it alive twice, and 
then the manners were similar to those of the 
Lesser Redpole. 
The specimen originally figured by Mr Selby 
is in length about 5^ inches ; the occiput, cheeks, 
nape, and back are umber brown, the feathers 
very broadly margined with grayish white, giving 
to the whole of those parts, particularly to the 
nape and cheeks, a hoary appearance, whence 
Mr Gould took his name ; the second quills 
are also edged with grayish white, and the 
greater and lesser coverts are tipped with the 
same colour, forming a double bar across the 
shoulders ; on the chin is a patch of brownish 
black ; the cheeks, sides of the neck, throat, 
breast, and flanks, are pale peach-blossom red, 
shading into white on the vent and tail coverts, 
and on the side of the breast and flanks, being 
streaked with umber brown ; the feet and claws 
of this bird are proportionally shorter and stronger 
than in the other British species. 
Of the numerous and very beautiful family of 
Tanagrince, Britain does not possess a single 
example. They are mostly confined to warmer 
climates, exhibit both a brilliant and choice 
assemblage of colours, and in their general form 
approach to that of the True Finches, which 
will now claim attention. The sub-family Frin- 
gillinte, or Typical Finches, is composed of birds 
of moderate size, of a strong yet elegant form. 
