History of British animals - University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Pvrgita. BIRDS. PASSERES. 88ash-grey, tinged with green and with brown spots. In the young, the headand throat are yellow, beneath white.— This species, which breeds in themountainous regions of Europe, visits England in autumn, in small flocks offour or five, feeds on the berries of the hawthorn during winter, and departsin April.99. C. Chloris. Green Grosbeak.— Plumage bright oil-green,wing-covers smoke-grey.Chloris, Will. Orn. 179- Sibb. Scot. 18—Loxia ch., Linn. Svst. 1. 304.Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 322 Fringilla ch., Temm. Orn. i. 346— W, Y Gegid,Llinos-werdd ; G, Glaisean darach—Common in all inclosed woodeddistricts. Green Linnet.Length Gi, breadth 10£ inches ; weight an ounce. Bill flesh-coloured ; themargin at the chin heart-shaped. Legs wood-brown. Irides hazel. Marginsof the feather greyish. The edges of the quills and tail-feathers of abrighter yellow. Female more dusky.— Pairs in May. Nest in hedges, ofmoss lined with female.— hair and feathers. Eggs 5, bluish-white, speckled with brown.Young like the Easily tamed, and familiar. Congregates with linnetsand chaffinches during •a the winter.Gen. XLV. PYRGITA. Spaurow.— Bill conical, subacuminated,rounded above, the margin of the upper mandibleinflected under the nostrils.100. P. domestica. House-Sparrow.— Crown and nape bluishgreycheeks ;greyish-white.Passer domesticus, Will. Orn. 182. Sibb. Scot. 18.— Fringilla dom. Linn.350— Syst. i. 323. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 338. Temm. Orn. W, i. Aderynye-to,Golfan ; G, Gealbhan—Common.Length 6J inches ; weight 1 \ ounces. Bill black, notched at the tip. Legsbrown. Irides hazel. Lores, chin, throat, and gorget black. An orangebrownband passes above the eyes and over the ears. Feathers on the backblack, edged with brown. Breeds early. Female with the bill flesh-coloured,with a black tip; the throat and middle of the belly grey —Nest in holes, oron trees, of straws and feathers. Eggs 5, greyish-white, with darker spots.101. P. montana. Tree-Sparrow.— Crown and nape chesnut-brown;sides of the neck and breast white.185.— Passer montanus, Will. Orn. Fringilla mont. Linn. i.Syst. 324.Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 339. Temm. Orn. i. 334 W, Golfan-ye-mynydd.— Inhabits the middle districts of England, remote from houses.Length 5^ inches ; weight G drams. Bill black. Legs pale brown. Irideshazel. Chin and spot behind the eye black. Upper part of the back havingweb oneof the feathers black and the other white ; under greyish-white. Wing-coversrufous, edged with black, and crossed by two bars of white. Quillsblack, with yellowish-brown edges.Tail even. Female like the male Accordingto Montagu, Sup. Orn. Diet., this species breeds in holes in old trees.Nest like the preceding, but the eggs are smaller.Gen. XLVI. FRINGILLA.more or less produced.Finch.—Bill conical, pointed,102. Y.ccelebs. Chaffinch.— Front black ; crown, nape, andsides of the neck deep greyish-blue.f2