Pets and how to care for them . H 164 PETS it is fond of weed seeds, and these should predominate in thediet. The Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) is known to Amer-ican dealers as the Green Linnet. The origin of this titleis obscure, for the Greenfinch in no way resembles the Lin-net. The male is somewhat larger than the English Spar-row, of a general, rich olive tint, with bright yellow on theforehead, wing, tail and breast. The female is smaller andmore inclined to gray than olive. The song is an insignifi-cant affair of three syllables. The Greenfinch should havethe usual seed diet, with the ad
Pets and how to care for them . H 164 PETS it is fond of weed seeds, and these should predominate in thediet. The Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) is known to Amer-ican dealers as the Green Linnet. The origin of this titleis obscure, for the Greenfinch in no way resembles the Lin-net. The male is somewhat larger than the English Spar-row, of a general, rich olive tint, with bright yellow on theforehead, wing, tail and breast. The female is smaller andmore inclined to gray than olive. The song is an insignifi-cant affair of three syllables. The Greenfinch should havethe usual seed diet, with the addition of occasional live fc 1. The Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) is among the com-monest of winter birds about the farms of northern Europe,and is freely imported here. The male is vinous brown ingeneral, with gray head and nape and the wing covertsbarred with black and white. The female is similar, butgrayish instead of vinous in general tone. It is quiet andconfident in captivity, to which it quickly becomes .>tomed. The
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