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Title: British zoology
Year: 1776 (1770s)
Authors: Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798
Subjects: Zoology -- Great Britain
Publisher: Warrington, Printed by W. Eyres, for B. White, London
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
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common in Lincoln/hire \are converfant among trees, and colle6t like thecommon kind in great flocks. 129. Siskin. Belon a^u. 354. ^ Fringilla fpinus. Lin. fyji, Acanthis, fpinus, Hgurinus. 322. Gefner a<v. \. Siika, Gronfifka. Faten, Suec, Aldr. am. II. 352. fp. 237. Lucarino. Olina, 17. Sifgen. Brunnichy 261. Wil orn. 261. Zeifel, Zeiferl. Kram. 366. Raii/yn. av. 91. Frifch, I. 2. Scopoli, No. Le Serin. Brijfon au. III. 212. (i^* j^r. Zool. 109. plate V. Descrip. ^ a *HE head of the male is black: the neckJl and back green •, but the fhafts on the lat-ter are black : the rump is of a greenifh yellow:the throat and breafl: the fame: the belly white :the vent-feathers yellowifh, marked with oblongduflcy fpots in their middle : the pinion quil isduflcy edged with green: the outward webs of thenine next quil-feathers are green ; the green part iswidened by degrees in every feather, till in the laftit takes up half the length: from the tenth almoft the PI. I jn 2vyj2^ SISKIN M. k F.
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kY. JVFJ33 Class II. SISKIN.. 541 the lower half of each feather is yellow, the upperbinxk : the exterior coverts of the wings are black :the two middle feathers of the tail are black •, thereft above half way are of a mod lovely yellow,with black tips. The colors of the female are pa-ler : her throat and fides are white fpotted withbrown -, the head and back are of a greenifh aflacolor, marked alfo with brown. Mr. Willughhy tells us, that this is a fong bird rthat in Sujfex it is called the barley-bird^ becaufe itcomes to them in barley-feed time. We are inform-ed that it vifics thcie iflands at very uncertaintimes, like the grofbeak, &c. It is to be met within the bird fhops in London, and being rather afcarce bird, fells at a higher price than the mericof its fong deferves : it is known there by the nameof the Aberdavine. The bird catchers have a notionof its coming out of Riijfia, Dr. Kramer * informsus, that this bird conceals its neft with great art 5though there are infin

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