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Coccothraustes chloris;
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G R KEN DHOSBKAK,
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swr the wfctdr ¿sorope. wWr* | |
at migratory. fig, habits lead it | | «-a; dene,
* one of tb<* most fta&jnr oa«i doelleof our native birds; iW
the eye with ©ohnirs which are. scarcely surpassed in bea. ( y
s clothed the vegetable world with foliage, G w -
leafy pari o f shrubs or hedgerows, oilie«m .# «MMutambie
^orchards, ami j g j ( f c f i j |j§ »*
outspread isu3 dario^ attraetmg
by any one-of the Frmgiflirftfr. W iit-a «pi'iiig hi
beak constructs its nest on a branch m die moa
distance from the ground, the
with wool, hair and a few feathers. The eggs
at the larger end. with reddish brown. T k •;*
of the first autumn by the strong oblowe’ 4a*v«v..
particular feature, together with the robust, bill
beak (Coccothrawtes), at the extreme limit»
■ 'wquld appear to form a union with the true
At the c<
and Buntings,
where a bountiful supjdy o f grain yields i t ____
The male differs from the fcoafe i„ taring the plumage ;
of leaves, moss,’ grass and -‘tw^s, bited
re four or five in number, o f a pale Mucish white, sptekled
ing are distinguished from die uluit during, the gwafcn- par?
short tail, and bulky body, characterizes it as a true Gros-
wc consider this bird should be placed, where it
H8S8SH l i l l i P I ! -.s> with Chaffinches
of the season from fields and ¿»«ten« retires to fanu-vard*
f brilliant, apd by rather exceedins
* p i the upper muffa* of a bright olive-green,
grey with their ciufe- webs bright gamboge y ilfcit; (V tmi-fiajtW
ones, which are g m >, a.-iricd with %bt yaK,» W i h V n l s »
;the -same fine gimSboge, yc-fcw » tfc wing,
brown; bill white with a tinge m ps$k.
Our Plate represents the adult male, and vt*
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