. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE GREENFINCH. The Greenfinch, or Green Linnet as it is called in many parts of the country, is a thick-set little bird, about six inches, of a yellowish-green colour, shaded with ash- grey above, and bright j'ellow, shghtty tinged with ash-grey, on its under parts. The female is not quite as large as her mate, and much duller in colour. This species is common in nearly all parts of the country where there are cultivated fields, small woods, hedgerows, and gardens. In fact, I should saj' that it ranks next to the Common Sparrow amongst the finches in point of
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE GREENFINCH. The Greenfinch, or Green Linnet as it is called in many parts of the country, is a thick-set little bird, about six inches, of a yellowish-green colour, shaded with ash- grey above, and bright j'ellow, shghtty tinged with ash-grey, on its under parts. The female is not quite as large as her mate, and much duller in colour. This species is common in nearly all parts of the country where there are cultivated fields, small woods, hedgerows, and gardens. In fact, I should saj' that it ranks next to the Common Sparrow amongst the finches in point of numbers. Although a somewhat selfish bird, full of threats and warhke attitudes ^\'hen a favourite item of food—such as a sun- flower head full of seeds—has been dis- covered, it is sociable to a great extent, 98. 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 Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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