MOUNTAIN FINCH. 
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Fringilla, Linn. — Generic characters . — Bill 
nearly a cone, tomirn very slightly bent, point 
entire ; wings pointed, second, third, and 
fourth quill longest, and nearly equal ; feet 
moderate, hind claw not lengthened; tail 
slightly forked. 
Types, F. montifringilla, Calebs. 
THE MOUNTAIN FINCH. 
Fringilla montifringilla Linn. 
PLATE XVII. 
Fringilla montifringilla, Linn. Sfc Bramhling or Moun- 
tain Finch of British authors. 
This very beautiful Finch is in Britain a 
winter visiter only, arriving between September 
and November, and leaving us again early in 
spring ; in no instance, yet authenticated, remain- 
ing to breed, or during any part of the summer. 
In some seasons it is much more abundant than 
others, and according to all our modern ornitho- 
logists, is very generally dislributed over our 
islands in the localities which suit it. They are 
found in partially wooded districts, or those in- 
terspersed with old hedgerows, assembling in 
considerable flocks, often intermixing with the 
Chaffinches, which they resemble in their man- 
ners, but from which they are easily distin- 
guished during flight by the clear white on 
