the linnets. 
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Adult Female— Similar to the male, but not having the 
vinous rump, this part resembling the rest of the back. 
Young. — Like the old female, but with a dusky bill. 
Range in Great Britain— A northern bird, breeding throughout 
Scotland and down to the Midland Counties, breeds also 
Ireland in suitable localities. In the south only known as a 
winter visitor. . , 
Range outside the British Islands. — As in Great Britain, t e 
Twite is a northern bird, and its breeding-range is confined to 
Western Europe, not extending beyond long. 25 , it 01 y 
„sd»g in 5 Sie districts in Norway. It wtnters to the south, 
but rarely reaches the Mediterranean countries. 
Hahits— The Twite is a moorland species, ar.d m all Us 
ways resembles the Linnet, except in iti i mode : of n Uin As 
with most Finches, its food consists of secds lHn du mg the 
nesting season it consumes a great many ir ^ sects and ^ rears U. 
vouiw iiDon them. In winter it migrates south in large Hocks, 
which frequent the neighbourhood of the coast, and enhver 
the marshes with their twittering song, which >s very cheery 
when uttered by a hundred or more birds ™ concert ^xTof 
resembles that of a Redpoll or Siskin more than the voice ot 
a Linnet. . 
Neat. — Cup-shaped and very neatly madecomposedofnioss 
and twigs of heather, lined with finer rootlets, woo , tohers or 
thistle-down. It is often placed on the ground, but sometimes 
in a tree or among heather. 
Eggs— Four to six in number. Ground-colour light blue or 
bluish white with red or purple spots and lines f 
clustered at the larger end of the egg, with an occasional larger 
spot or scribbling of blackish brown. Axis, 07-0 75 mch, 
diam., 0-5-0-55. 
THE LINNET. CANNABINA CANNABINA. 
Fringilla cannabina, Linn., S. N., i., p. 3 22 ( T 7^)' 
Linaria cannabina , Macg., Br. B., i-, P- 37 1 (* 37) i re > 
B. Eur., iv., p. 31, pi. 186 (1875). 
