THE LINNETS. 
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clutch of eggs taken by Mr. Seebohm in the Petchora there 
are distinct scribblings near the larger end, similar to those of 
a Yellow Bunting. Axis, 0-6-075 ; diam., 0-5-0-55. 
holboell’s redpoll, cannabina holboelli. 
Linaria holboelli , Brehm., Vog. Deutschl., p. 280 (1831). 
Acanthis holboelli , Sharpe, Cat. B., xii., p. 250 (1888). 
Adult Male. — Similar to the Mealy Redpoll, but larger and 
with a very much larger bill. Total length, 5 inches ; culmen, 
0-5; wing, 2’9-3 - o ; tail, 2'2 ; tarsus, 0-5. 
Ranse in Great Britain— Two specimens of this large Redpoll 
are in the British Museum. They were formerly in the col- 
lection of Mr. John Gould, and are labelled by him as having 
been obtained near Norwich in January. Professor Newton 
suggests that the longer bill of this Redpoll is due to the 
food on which the bird subsists at ceitain seasons of the 
year. 
THE LESSER REDPOLL. CANNABINA RUFESCENS. 
Linaria rufescens, Vieill. Mem. R. Accad. Torino, xxiii.,Sc.Fis., . 
p. 202 (1816). 
Linaria minor, Macg., Br. B., i., p. 3^3 ( I °37)- 
Linota- rufescens , Newt. ed. Yarr., ii., p. 146 (1877) ; Dresser, 
B. Eur., iv., p. 47, pi. 188 (1877) ; B. O. U. List Br. B., 
p. 54 (1883). 
Acanthu rufescens, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus., xn., p. 252 
(1888); Saunders, Man., p. 183 (1889). 
Fringilla rufescens , Lilford, Col. Fig. Br. B., pt. xiii. (1890). 
Adult Male.— A smaller bird than the Mealy Redpoll, much 
more rufous-brown in colour, with only a little white ; bill 
yellow, with a blackish tip ; feet and toes blackish ; iris brown. 
Total length, 4-5 inches; culmen, 0-35 ; wing, 2-7 ; tail, 1 95 , 
tarsus, 0-55. 
Adult Female. — Lacks the beautiful red colour on the breast 
and rump. Total length, 4-5 inches; culmen, 0-35; wing, 2-7; 
tail, 1 -9 ; tarsus, 0-5. 
Young:.— Like the old female, but the head and back streaked 
with whitish ; rump paler than th*> back and mixed with white ; 
