. The American bird fancier : considered with reference to the breeding, rearing, feeding, management, and peculiarities of cage and house birds ; with remarks on their diseases and remedies ; drawn from authentic sources and personal observation . n five inches, of which thetail measures two inches and a half The beak, six lines long,is dusky-blue in summer, and in winter greyish-white, with the ^ @8^- <mii I®- ^1 Y THE LINNET. 47 ^ point brown; the iris dark-brown; the feet, eight lines high,are black. There are some very striking varieties producedby the season and age in the plumage of
. The American bird fancier : considered with reference to the breeding, rearing, feeding, management, and peculiarities of cage and house birds ; with remarks on their diseases and remedies ; drawn from authentic sources and personal observation . n five inches, of which thetail measures two inches and a half The beak, six lines long,is dusky-blue in summer, and in winter greyish-white, with the ^ @8^- <mii I®- ^1 Y THE LINNET. 47 ^ point brown; the iris dark-brown; the feet, eight lines high,are black. There are some very striking varieties producedby the season and age in the plumage of the male, which arenot observed in the female, and these have caused great con-fusion in works on birds. A male three years old or less, is distinguished in spring bythe following colors, and by the name of red pole:—Theforehead is blood-red, the rest of the head reddish ash-colored,the top rather spotted with black; the cheek, sides of the neck,and the circle round the eyes, have a Ieddish-white tint; thefeathers of the back are chestnut, with the edges lighter; theupper tail coverts are black, edged with reddish-white; thethroat and under part of the neck are yellowish-white, withsome dashes of reddish-grey: the sides of the breast are. THE LINNET. blood-red, edged with reddish-white; the sides of the belly arepale rust-colored; the rest of the under part of the body isreddish-white; the greater wing coverts are black, borderedwith reddish-white; the others are rusty-brown with a lighterborder. The quill feathers are black, tipped with white; thefirst are edged with white nearly to the point; the narrowbeard forms a parallel white streak to the quill feathers; thetail is black and forked; the four outer feathers on both sideshave a broad white border; that of the two middle feathers isnarrower, and reddish-white. After moulting, in autumn, little red is seen on the forehead,because the feathers become colored from the bottom to the top;the breast has not yet acquired its r
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