. The sportsman's British bird book . nd east, when manylinnets leave the country ;those returning in springbeing distinguishable from thestay-at-home birds by theirsomewhat brighter colouring. Furze-bushes, and to aless degree broom and heather,are the favourite nesting re-sorts of the linnet, whichoccasionally, however, buildsunder their shelter on theground. Seeds, especially, inLINNET (male) localitics where they can be obtained, the oily ones of hempand flax, constitute the chief food of the species, and even the young arefed to a less extent on insects and more on seeds than is the case
. The sportsman's British bird book . nd east, when manylinnets leave the country ;those returning in springbeing distinguishable from thestay-at-home birds by theirsomewhat brighter colouring. Furze-bushes, and to aless degree broom and heather,are the favourite nesting re-sorts of the linnet, whichoccasionally, however, buildsunder their shelter on theground. Seeds, especially, inLINNET (male) localitics where they can be obtained, the oily ones of hempand flax, constitute the chief food of the species, and even the young arefed to a less extent on insects and more on seeds than is the case withother members of the finch-group. The song, which causes the linnetto be a favourite cage-bird, is, in the wild state, chiefly characteristicof the breeding-season. The cup-shaped nest of moss is of the usualfinch-type, with a lining of hair, wool, and some feathers ; while thebluish eggs are characterised by the general aggregation of rust-coloured spots, overlain by blackish-purple lines and streaks, in a ringat the larger MOUNTEO IN THE ROWLAND WARD STUDIOS TWITE 565 Twite From the linnet the twite (so called from its twittering (Linota note) may be distinguished by its more slim build, flavirostris) relatively longer and distinctly forked tail, and the yellow beak from which it takes its Latin name. As regards plumage, the cock is at once recognisable by the rose-pink patch on the loins, the colouring being elsewhere dull ; the head is ashy grey marked with broad dark brown streaks, the back brown with darker streaks, the outer webs of the secondary and inner primary quills are white, and the under-parts huffish with dark brown streaks on the breast. The hen has no rose-pink on the back, while
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