. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . Long-champs to apply only to the young in the winterplumage. In the Revue de Zoologie for 1847, page120, this distinguished naturalist has given the followingmore extended diagnosis of the adult bird:—Top ofthe head, auditory region, and throat, of a dull black,with the forehead of a bright and lively red; nape,Tipper parts of the body, and upper tail coverts, grey;the centre of the feathers blackish, having the bordersof a saffron yellow or grey white; the parts below dirtywhite, with longitudinal blackish spots on the fl
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . Long-champs to apply only to the young in the winterplumage. In the Revue de Zoologie for 1847, page120, this distinguished naturalist has given the followingmore extended diagnosis of the adult bird:—Top ofthe head, auditory region, and throat, of a dull black,with the forehead of a bright and lively red; nape,Tipper parts of the body, and upper tail coverts, grey;the centre of the feathers blackish, having the bordersof a saffron yellow or grey white; the parts below dirtywhite, with longitudinal blackish spots on the flanksand under tail coverts, the whole irregularly washedAvith saffron yellow; wings blackish, the lesser covertsbroadly bordered with saffron yellow; primaries slightlybordered with this colour, and the secondaries withgrey white; tail blackish, with the end lightly borderedwith grey white; beak brown; feet black. Figured by Pallas, Zoog., 1811-31, vol. 2, p. 28. I have not a specimen or good drawing of this bird,which I therefore am sorry to say cannot be >LL!S RE 11 GRANIVOBJE. Family FRINGILLID^E. (Bonaparte.) Genus Fringilla. (Linnaeus.) HOLBOLLS KEDPOLE. Fringilla Holboelli. Fringilla Holboelli,eanescens, a « borealis, Linaria eanescens, Holboelli,Acanthis Holbollii,JEgiothus Holboelli,Carduelis Holboellii,Siserin Grisatre,Grauer Leinjink, Brehm. De Selys; Faune ; ; Man., and Blasius;Die Wirbeltliiere EuropaiGould. Of the the Germans. Specific Characters.—Bump pure white in all seasons, exceptin the breeding season, when it has in the male a rose-red tint;tail six cents and a half, equal about to two inches and threefifths. Length five inches and three fifths.—Degland. The Lesser and Mealy Redpoles are included in ourBritish lists, both of them being frequently taken inthis country. Mr. Gould has, however, figured a variety 118 holbolls redpole. iii his Birds o
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