THE LINNET. 
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JSynonymes. 
Fringilla cannab'na , 
Linot, 
Handing, Lanning, 
Pardiilo, 
Pintarroxo, 
Fanello, 
Linnet, Brown Linnet, 
Whin Linnet, Lintie, 
Greater Red Pole, 
Linnet, 
f ^HE linnet, from its natural flute-like voice, excels most 
•p other song birds in its power of beautifully and 
/ purely imitating melodies and airs which are piped 
to it, and for this quality it is especially esteemed. It will 
also learn the song of all the birds in the room or cage 
that it hears. Its natural song consists of many connected 
strophies, and is the more beautiful the oftener it utters some 
high-sounding notes, which are called its “ crowing,” from its 
resemblance to the crowing of a cock. It sings both summer 
and winter, excepting the time of moulting. 
Of Ornithologists. 
Of the French. 
Of the Germans. 
Of the Spaniards. 
Of tile Portuguese. 
Of the Italians. 
Of the British. 
5 Of the Anglo 
\ Americans. 
DESCRIPTION. 
The length of this bird is more than five inches, of which the 
I tail measures two inches and a half. Tne beak, six lines long, 
h is dusky-blue in summer, and in winter greyish-white, with the ^ 
