. Birds of the British Empire. Birds. BRITISH BIRDS. 43. Fk;. !.â ). â The HramUliKjs chaffinch or canary) are invariably barren. Length, 6j inches ; tail, 2f. Bramblixg.âThis bird, in habits and general con- figuration, bears a strong resemblance to the last, but instead of being par- tially migratory, it is en- tirely so, arriving in the autumn from the north, sometimes in large flocks, and departing in greatly re- duced numbersiuthespring. The nest is stated to have been occasionally found in the northern counties of England, and in Scotland. It should be fed and treated like the chaffinch,
. Birds of the British Empire. Birds. BRITISH BIRDS. 43. Fk;. !.â ). â The HramUliKjs chaffinch or canary) are invariably barren. Length, 6j inches ; tail, 2f. Bramblixg.âThis bird, in habits and general con- figuration, bears a strong resemblance to the last, but instead of being par- tially migratory, it is en- tirely so, arriving in the autumn from the north, sometimes in large flocks, and departing in greatly re- duced numbersiuthespring. The nest is stated to have been occasionally found in the northern counties of England, and in Scotland. It should be fed and treated like the chaffinch, that is, on a mixed diet of seed and insect food. It is asserted to have bred in several aviaries, and even to have produced in one a mixed off- spring with the chaffinch. Tlie colour of the bird is black on the head and neck, vari- ously spotted and streaked with chestnut brown, the rest of the plumage being similar in character. The female is smaller, and has no black about 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 Greene, W. T. , Dr. London : Imperial Press
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