History of British animals - University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Fringilla. BIRDS. PASSERES. 85Linaria vulgaris,Will. Orn. ] 90.— Twite, Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 346.—Frin. mon. Temm. Orn. i. 368 W, fynydd,— Llinos Common in England,rare in Scotland.Size of the preceding,or larger. Kill wax-yellow. Feet black. Irideshazel. Throat, sides of the head and neck pale reddish-brown ; crown, nape,and back black, with red margins. Rump pm-plish-red. Quills dusky, theprimaries margined with pale brown, the secondaries with white on their outerwebs. Tail brownish-black, margined with white. Female wants the redrump, and the whole plumage has less black and more brown—Nest in heath,of dry grass, lined with wool. Eggs 5, bluish-green, spotted with orangebrown— Gregarious in winter; Frequently taken by the London bird-catchers,and called by them Twite.106. F, Linaria. Rose Linnet.— Bill acuminated, pointed.Lesser and greater wing-covers tipped with white.Linaria rubra minor, Will. Orn. 1(11—F. Lin., Linn. Syst.i. 322 LessRed-headed Linnet, Penn. Brit. Zool—F. Lin. ,Temm. Orn. i. 373 F,Stone Redpole; S, Rose Lintie ; W, Llinos bengoch leif ; G, GealanLin.— Not rare.Length 5, breadth 8^ inches. Irides hazel. Bill yellow ; tip and ridgedusky. Front, lores, and chin black. The head, neck, breast, sides and rumpcrimson. Back black, with brown edges. Belly white. Quills and tail dusky,edged with yellowish-brown. Female, has the rump brown, with black stripes,and the crimson only on the head. The sides of the throat, breast, and belly,white. The sides with dusky stripes.— Nest in low trees, of moss, lined withthe down of plants. Eggs 5, bluish-green, spotted wtih orange-brown. Young,like the female.— This species is a winter visitant of the south of England;but, in the north, and in Scotland, it is chiefly stationary.107. F. spinas. Siskin.— Head, above, black. The neck,breast, and rump lemon-yellow.Spinus, Will. Orn. 192.—F. sp., Linn. i.Syst. 322. Penn. Brit. Zool. i.340. Temm. Orn. i. 371— F, Aberdavine ;—Y Ddreiniog A wintervisitant.Size of the rose-linnet. Bill similar in shape, and having likewise the twobasal processes on the margin of the lower mandible. Legs brown. Feetdusky. Back siskin-green; dark in the middle of the feathers. Belly white.Wing-covers black, tipped with yellowish-white. Quills black ; the outerones with a yellowish-green margin ; the inner ones with the outer web allyellowish-white at the base, and edged with a paler border at the tip. Tail,with the two middle feathers dusky, with pale margins ;the rest, with the basalhalf white ; the ends, and outer web of the exterior one dusky. The femalewants the black mark on the head ; the yellow has a greenish tinge mixedwith grey; and the belly has dusky stripes—Nest in pine-trees. Eggs 5,greyish-white, spotted with purple—This bird breeds in the north of Europe,and visits Britain in rather an irregular manner.They may sometimes breedhere ; as, in 1824, I received from Mr Esplin, a male and female, shot from aflock in the first week of April.108. F. cardudis. Gold-Finch.— Forehead, temples, andthroat, arterial blood-red. Base of the bill, lores, crown, andnape, black.Carduelis, Will. Orn. 189. Sibb. Scot. 18.—F. car., Linn. Svst. Nat. i.318. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 332. Temm, Orn. i. 376— S, Goldspink ;W, Gwas y sierri—Common.Length 54, breadth 94 inches ; weight half an ounce. Bill, in the form ofa lengthened cone ; yellowish-white, with a dusky tip. Irides brown. Le°-s