. An illustrated manual of British birds . sts largely of the seeds of charlock andother weeds, but in the Shetlands the bird is said to be somewhatdestructive to the newly-springing turnips and cabbages. Its call-note is indicated by its monosyllabic name. The Twite is usuallyfar more shy than the Lesser Redpoll. The adult male in spring has the lores, cheeks and throat reddish-buff ; crown, nape and mantle hair-brown with paler edgings ; wingsdark brown, with whitish margins to the greater coverts, innerprimaries and some of the secondaries—very noticeable in flight;rump rose-red; tail-feath
. An illustrated manual of British birds . sts largely of the seeds of charlock andother weeds, but in the Shetlands the bird is said to be somewhatdestructive to the newly-springing turnips and cabbages. Its call-note is indicated by its monosyllabic name. The Twite is usuallyfar more shy than the Lesser Redpoll. The adult male in spring has the lores, cheeks and throat reddish-buff ; crown, nape and mantle hair-brown with paler edgings ; wingsdark brown, with whitish margins to the greater coverts, innerprimaries and some of the secondaries—very noticeable in flight;rump rose-red; tail-feathers brown, with whitish inner edges to thethree outer pairs ; breast and flanks bufifish-white streaked withhair-brown ; belly dull white; bill pale yellow; legs dark 52 5 : wing 3 in. In winter the general appearance isgreyer, and the bill is less yellow. The female has no red on therump ; the bar on the wing-coverts is buff; and the biU is duskybrown at the tip. The young are somewhat duller in colour. 187. THE BULLFINCH. PvRRHULA europ.+:a, Vicillot. During the greater portion of the year the Bullfinch is a frequenterof wooded districts ; and unless the white rump and, in the male,the bright colour of the breast should happen to catch the eye,the bird may often, by escaping notice, be considered far rarerthan is really the case. In spring, however, it frequently attractsthe attention of the gardener by its visits to his fruit-trees, andalthough the damage done to the young buds may sometimes be over-estimated, it cannot be denied that there is apparent ground forcomplaint. Throughout suitable localities in England and Walesthe Bullfinch is generally distributed; and although rather more localin Scotland, it has of late years spread to some of the Hebrides,especially to the south-eastern part of Skye, but to the Orkneys andShetlands it is a rare visitor. In Ireland it is common, except intreeless districts, and in the south is increasing. In Nor
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