. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. FRINGILLIN^. 187. "^•ll"/' t%.- THE LINNET. Lin6ta cannXbina (Linnaeus). Owing lo its seasonal changes of plumage this species is often known as the Grey Linnet; also as the Red or Brown Linnet, to distinguish it from the Greenfinch, which is frequently styled the Green Linnet. It is widely distributed throughout the greater part of the British Islands, especially on uncultivated lands and furze- covered tracts ; but in the mountain-regions of Scotland it is repre- sented by the Twite. Near Gairloch in Ross-shire it is almost unknown,
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. FRINGILLIN^. 187. "^•ll"/' t%.- THE LINNET. Lin6ta cannXbina (Linnaeus). Owing lo its seasonal changes of plumage this species is often known as the Grey Linnet; also as the Red or Brown Linnet, to distinguish it from the Greenfinch, which is frequently styled the Green Linnet. It is widely distributed throughout the greater part of the British Islands, especially on uncultivated lands and furze- covered tracts ; but in the mountain-regions of Scotland it is repre- sented by the Twite. Near Gairloch in Ross-shire it is almost unknown, and it appears to be local in the Hebrides, though common enough in the Orkneys ; while in Shetland it was identified by Mr. Harvie-Brown in October 1892. In autumn large flocks from the Continent arrive on our east coasts, and a general move- ment southward occurs among our home-bred birds. The Linnet does not breed north of lat. 64° in Scandinavia, nor beyond 60° in East Russia; but southward, it is found as a resident all over Europe, as well as in North-western Africa, the Canaries and Madeira. Eastward, it appears to range as far as the Altai Mountains; but the representative which breeds in Asia Minor, Hermon and Lebanon nearly up to the snow-line, as well as in Persia and Northern India, is more ash-coloured, with bright scarlet on the breast and more defined coloration, and is known as. 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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