. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. FRINGILLIN^. 175. THE SISKIN. Cardu^lis sp/nus (Linnffius). The Siskin, or Aberdevine as it has been called since the time of Albin, is principally known in England and Wales during winter and on its migrations to and from its more northern breeding- quarters ; but there is evidence that, it has bred, exceptionally, in Surrey, Sussex, and perhaps some other southern counties. In the north, where fir-woods are more abundant, it has nested in the county of Durham ; while a few pairs breed regularly in some parts of Cumberland, and in the Solway di
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. FRINGILLIN^. 175. THE SISKIN. Cardu^lis sp/nus (Linnffius). The Siskin, or Aberdevine as it has been called since the time of Albin, is principally known in England and Wales during winter and on its migrations to and from its more northern breeding- quarters ; but there is evidence that, it has bred, exceptionally, in Surrey, Sussex, and perhaps some other southern counties. In the north, where fir-woods are more abundant, it has nested in the county of Durham ; while a few pairs breed regularly in some parts of Cumberland, and in the Solway district in Scotland. From Perthshire northward, it nests freely in some of the old fir-wood districts, and suitable localities up to Caithness ; in East Sutherland it is said to be resident, and it breeds in Ross-shire ; but on the western side generally it is only a somewhat rare winter-visitor, and has not yet been traced to the Outer Hebrides nor the Orkneys, although it occurs on both passages in the Shetlands. In Ireland it nests in many counties where pine-trees flourish, especially in Wicklow and Waterford ; while in winter it is tolerably common. In Northern Europe the breeding-limit of the Siskin coincides with that of conifer-growth ; and southward, the bird nests in some of the fir-woods of Germany, South Holland, France, Switzerland, Northern Italy as far as the vicinity of Florence, Austria, and. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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