I
MOO TTAIH - LW N E T O l TWITE .
L i n a r i a m o n t a n a - , fU a z/ i
MO Ü N T A IN LIWNBT, O í:
L.iníir'ia montana, Raij.
Le (iofxwí-iiw?í: Bt gxJi’g'íi sntHSie ou d« Montago*1.
Tur Twite, m m U ¡ I kM m g ij » l e g , ,, ¡¡¡¡y than the Linnet, It« á m r m , ,
svc think, n m'firtt diaij'tnsti.f bird: in this resjieet, however, our opinion I nun
Mr. Selby, w i s e | f i | - f t « rather larger than the Common Linnet, huliier Í
longer tail.” ; ft tiiffo iron, f e ikiljrole it, it, h a p , « , ,md , ¿ lMal ,
which clrar*ii,ri®{, Ae clown of f e fcttd m á imrnl of that specie* during summer,
die Twite St ttiiijjCeUa, nlthougli «pite apparent to the ornithologist, are netertlie
«iharacter than in any other »peck» of the ¡¡era. Ifefli The specimen from which
>» the plumage o f the hreeding^cason ¡ in autumn and winter they are lighter in « ,1m
the face and throat. In Its goneral economy and food the Twite is very similar to
com party it migrates south ward the Iwrtbem countries bec#me frozen. D-,
every portion of onr island is l i s t o * « ! grant. numbers are captured, ly the hicdkntet
the more fevouritc Linnet nml Goldfinch.
The Twite is ahondantly dispersed, Over the northern portions o f Eorope, even wit
arctic circle; the high pud monnlainous districts of these countries com ..... ;
bwedfng-pKe «. and are, irnleed. its true Jfc also passes the nummcr but in sn
uplands of Scotland, tire Western, Orkney, and Shetfaud f,lands. “ Hie land 'say»
aniidst the tops o f the tnted Sieutb, and is composed of dry grass and heather, fined wit
and the finer part* o f tipi hi'iilli !j msd She four or five, eggs it contains are of a pah
spotted with pah: ornnire .•?j. ji^ *»„> .•f^'i.—íní-up j,, . ... . . >•
and travel with Coquno« JbtahtRltt, .>•«?& .# « '>d«¡- ¡riM.,- bv »V- ? .. ¡
distinguish when Miere are any '»ftp» i» -
In the colouring o f their phimuge, the oaiív fj; ;k :¡-. fecttiraiinn the é ím ■
pink mark on the ruiup . b « t... ¡¡.m •¡in;, h fuwewkai- toon» ;
Bill pale yellcw 5 c w w u f )?Hn bíuirl n-.i-.j upper sitrfee wiifci »be- •••'
pl»hv dark jwwa, each' fea tk r «Igt-xl wifri yi;:-.!,itrw?>f|i |s|jf¡
flauka áod under'surfhctt jijiej'isb eari» ^Tnfcntt ^ S®
brown, eách feathfcr tihte external iÉr|. w&to. Ifeísf áfiA ~
The Hato reprejwiiX» »^ adult male m siuum«».',. id’ 8hl¿ imtiitovíf -Mv