. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE LESSER REDPOLE. LINOTA LINAEIA. Forehead, throat, and lore black; crown deep crimson ; under parts light crim- son tinged with buff, fading towards the tail into white ; upper parts reddish brown, with dusky streaks ; wings and tail dusky, edged with pale reddish brown. Female—all the colours less bright. Length five and a quarter inches. Eggs bluish white, speckled at the larger end with reddish brown. The Lesser Redpole so closely resembles the Siskin in its habits and temperament, that a description of either of these birds would serve well for th
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE LESSER REDPOLE. LINOTA LINAEIA. Forehead, throat, and lore black; crown deep crimson ; under parts light crim- son tinged with buff, fading towards the tail into white ; upper parts reddish brown, with dusky streaks ; wings and tail dusky, edged with pale reddish brown. Female—all the colours less bright. Length five and a quarter inches. Eggs bluish white, speckled at the larger end with reddish brown. The Lesser Redpole so closely resembles the Siskin in its habits and temperament, that a description of either of these birds would serve well for the other. Like that bird it congregates in small flocks; it frequents damp valleys where alder-trees abound; it feeds on the seeds of the same trees; like it, hangs at the extremities of the twigs to explore the catkins, twitters merrily as it flies, and is quite as easily reconciled to captivity. But for the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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