. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. FRINGILLIN^. t85. THE BRAMBLING. FRiNcfLLA MONTiFRiNofLLA, Linnaeus. This species is said to pass through the Shetlands on both migra- tions, but its appearance is decidedly irregular in the Orkneys, as well as in the west of Scotland generally; while even on the east side it is seldom abundant to the north of the Firth of Forth, though immense flocks are sometimes observed in the Lothians. Throughout October many arrive annually on the north-east coast of England, especially the Humber district, but further south the relative abundance of the B
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. FRINGILLIN^. t85. THE BRAMBLING. FRiNcfLLA MONTiFRiNofLLA, Linnaeus. This species is said to pass through the Shetlands on both migra- tions, but its appearance is decidedly irregular in the Orkneys, as well as in the west of Scotland generally; while even on the east side it is seldom abundant to the north of the Firth of Forth, though immense flocks are sometimes observed in the Lothians. Throughout October many arrive annually on the north-east coast of England, especially the Humber district, but further south the relative abundance of the Brambling—or Mountain-Finch as it is sometimes called—depends upon the severity of the weather on the Continent. In hard winters the species may be very numerous, especially in the vicinity of beech-woods, but in other years it is not noticed; while in Cornwall and Wales its appearance is very un- certain. By the middle of March almost all have returned to their northern breeding-grounds, but exceptionally a few birds have been known to remain behind. To Ireland this bird's visits are very irregular, and it is little known there, but at long intervals large. 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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