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164. Fringilla ccelebs ........... Vol. III. PI. XXXIV. 
Ch.affinch. 
A bird of general distribution over the three kingdoms ; but Mr. Augustus Smith tells me that in the 
Scilly Islands it only appears in winter. 
165. Fringilla montifringilla ......... Vol. III. PI. XXXV. 
Bramble-Finch. 
A true winter visitant ; gregarious. Arrives in autumn, probably from Norway and Lapland, where the 
process of reproduction has been accomplished. 
Genus Carduelis. 
A limited genus, of which our beautiful Goldfinch is the type, and whose only associates are the 
C. caniceps of the Himalayas and the C. orientalis of Central India. 
166. Carduelis elegans Vol. III. PI. XXXVI. 
Goldfinch. 
A resident species, common and almost universally distributed over the British Islands, and equally 
plentiful on the neighbouring continent. 
Genus Chrysomitris. 
Of this genus one species inhabits the Old World, and some seven or eight are distributed over America, 
from California to Chili. 
167. Chrysomitris spinus .......... Vol. III. PI. XXXVII. 
Siskin. 
As regards this beautiful little bird, Scotland has the advantage over England ; for it regularly breeds there, 
while with us it is a winter visitant ; and in Ireland it is only seen at that season. 
Genus Serinus. 
A small group of about three species, one of which, the Common Canary, is the type. They inhabit 
Europe, Palestine, Madeira, and the Canary Islands. 
168. Serinus hortulanus Vol. 111. PI. XXXVIII. 
Serin Finch. 
Has been several times killed in England. Mr. Harting enumerates ten instances of its occurrence 
