. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . head white; throatblack; behind each eye there is a pretty largeblack fpot; the upper parts of the body are of arufty brown, fpotted with black; the breaft andunder parts dufky white ; the quills are black, withreddifli edges, as are alfo the greater coverts; thelefler are bay, edged with black, and croffed withtwo white bars; the tail is of a reddifh brown,and even at the end ; the legs are pale yellow. This fpecies is frequent in Yorklhire, Lanca-Ihire, and alfo in Lincolnlhire ; it differs from theHoufe Sparrow in making its neft i

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. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . head white; throatblack; behind each eye there is a pretty largeblack fpot; the upper parts of the body are of arufty brown, fpotted with black; the breaft andunder parts dufky white ; the quills are black, withreddifli edges, as are alfo the greater coverts; thelefler are bay, edged with black, and croffed withtwo white bars; the tail is of a reddifh brown,and even at the end ; the legs are pale yellow. This fpecies is frequent in Yorklhire, Lanca-Ihire, and alfo in Lincolnlhire ; it differs from theHoufe Sparrow in making its neft in trees and notin buildings ; it has not been feen further north thanthe above-mentioned counties. Buffon fays that it BRITISH BIRDS. I59 feeds on fruits, feeds, and infefls; it is a lively,active little bird, and, when it alights, has a varietyof motions, whirling about and jerking its tail up-wards and downwards, like the Wagtail. It isfound in Italy, France, Germany, and Ruflia, andis much more plentiful in many parts of the con-tinent than in i6o BRITISH BIRDS.

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