. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . In one bird I examined the irides were distinctlyblue. - Length, 6 ins. Wing, 28 ins. Tarsus, 7 in. Snow-Finch. Montifringilla nivalis (Linn.). The Snow-Finch is an alpine bird which, though not aregular migrant, has occasionally wandered in winter to Britainfrom its home in the Pyrenees or mountains of central male, when consorting with Skylarks, was killed in Sussex in1905, and in the same county three were obtained in 1916. InKent, in December, 1906, one was shot out of a party of four orfive similar looking birds. In summer the Sno
. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . In one bird I examined the irides were distinctlyblue. - Length, 6 ins. Wing, 28 ins. Tarsus, 7 in. Snow-Finch. Montifringilla nivalis (Linn.). The Snow-Finch is an alpine bird which, though not aregular migrant, has occasionally wandered in winter to Britainfrom its home in the Pyrenees or mountains of central male, when consorting with Skylarks, was killed in Sussex in1905, and in the same county three were obtained in 1916. InKent, in December, 1906, one was shot out of a party of four orfive similar looking birds. In summer the Snow-Finch is a handsome bird, slate-greyon the head and dark brown on the back. The chin, throat,rump and upper tail-coverts are black. The outer tail feathersand a large patch on the wing are snowy white ; below thethroat the under parts are white suffused with buff. The billand legs are black, the irides brown. In winter buff and whitetips obscure the purity of the plumage, and the bill is , 775 ins. Wing, 4*6 ins. Tarsus, 95
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