. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. FRINGILLIN^. 193. THE TWITE. LiNOTA flavir6stris (Linnaeus). The Twite, or Mountain-Linnet as it is often called, may be distinguished from the Redpolls by its longer tail, more slender appearance, and the absence of any crimson tint on the head or breast. During the breeding-season it is an inhabitant of most of our moorlands from the Midlands northward, and, although more frequent in the hilly districts, it nests at the lower level of the mosses in Lancashire and elsewhere; it is, however, rather local, and only a few pairs seem to breed in th
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. FRINGILLIN^. 193. THE TWITE. LiNOTA flavir6stris (Linnaeus). The Twite, or Mountain-Linnet as it is often called, may be distinguished from the Redpolls by its longer tail, more slender appearance, and the absence of any crimson tint on the head or breast. During the breeding-season it is an inhabitant of most of our moorlands from the Midlands northward, and, although more frequent in the hilly districts, it nests at the lower level of the mosses in Lancashire and elsewhere; it is, however, rather local, and only a few pairs seem to breed in the Lake district. In Cumberland it has, for some unaccountable reason, decreased during the last thirty years. On the mainland of Scotland the " Hill-Lintie " or " Yellow-neb Lintie," as it is called, becomes more abundant, especially where there is a sufficiency of long rank heather; while in the neighbourhood of the shore, on the long arms of the sea so numerous on the west coast, as well as in the Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands it is resident and numerous. In Ireland it breeds commonly on the mountains, and especially on the elevated coast, from Waterford in the south to Donegal in the north. On the approach of cold weather the higher districts are abandoned, and flocks, which gradually increase, descend to the sea-shore and spread themselves over the country, large numbers occurring on the Lincolnshire coast in the first half of October; but in the south and east of England their appearance is somewhat irregular, while in Cornwall the species is, like the Lesser Redpoll, Q. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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