. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . ofthe head white; throat black \ behind each eye there isa pretty large black spot; the upper parts of the body areof a rusty brown, spotted with black ; the breast and un-der parts dirty white ; the quills are black, with reddishedges, as are also the greater coverts *, the lesser are bay,fidged with black, and crossed with two white bars : thetail is of a reddish brown, and even at the end j the legsare pale yellow. This species is frequent in Yorkshire, liancashire, andalso in Lincolnshire, but has not been seen further norththan
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . ofthe head white; throat black \ behind each eye there isa pretty large black spot; the upper parts of the body areof a rusty brown, spotted with black ; the breast and un-der parts dirty white ; the quills are black, with reddishedges, as are also the greater coverts *, the lesser are bay,fidged with black, and crossed with two white bars : thetail is of a reddish brown, and even at the end j the legsare pale yellow. This species is frequent in Yorkshire, liancashire, andalso in Lincolnshire, but has not been seen further norththan those counties : it differs from the House Sparrowan making its nest in trees and not in buildings. Buffonsays that it feeds on fruits, seeds, and inserts. It is alively, afiive little bird, and, when it alights, has a varie-ty of motions, whirling about and jerking its tail upwardsand downwards, like the Wagtail. It is found in Italy,Trance, Germany, and Russia, and is much more plenti-ful in many parts of the continent than in England. ITS BRITISH THE CHAFFINCH. SHILFA, SCOBBY, SKELLY, OR SHELL-APPLE.(FrinpIIa calebsy Lin.—Le Ping on, BufF.) The bill is of a pale blue, tipped with black j eyeshazel; the forehead black; the crown of the head, andthe hinder part and sides of the neck are of a bluish ashcolour ; sides of the head, throat, fore part of the neck,and the breast are of a vinaceous red ; belly, thighs, andvent white, slightly tinged with red ; the back is of areddish brown, changing to green on the rump ; bothgreater and lesser coverts are tipped with white, formingtwo pretty large bars across the wing; the bastard wingand quill feathers are black, edged with yellow •, the tail,which is a little forked, is black, the outermost featheredged with white ; the legs are brown. The femalewants the red upon the breast; her plumage in generalis not so vivid, and inclines to green ; in other respedtsit is not much unlike that of the male. This beautiful little bi
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