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Identifier: birdsofbritain00bonh (find matches)
Title: Birds of Britain
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Bonhote, J. Lewis (John Lewis), 1875-1922 Dresser, Henry Eeles, 1838-1915
Subjects: Birds -- Great Britain
Publisher: London, A. and C. Black
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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the cares of housekeeping are completed theywander about at random until the following spring brings areturn of more serious occupation. The song, although verypleasing, cannot be called great, and is a kind of continuouschuckling which is often delivered whilst on the wing. Theflight is as a rule strong, rapid, and undulating, theflocks often travelling considerable distances to reach afavourite feeding-ground or when returning to roost in awell-sheltered plantation. During the courting season themale indulges also in a very pretty love flight; he rises somedistance in the air and then slowly descends with rapidflutterings of his wings and out-spread tail, singing at thesame time with all his might. In autumn large numbers reach us from the Continent,and there is also a certain amount of emigration among ourhome-bred birds. The upper parts in the male are brownish, greyer on thenape and more rufous on the mantle. Wing and tail 130 LINNET Linota cannabina Male (above). Female (below)
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The Linnet feathers black with white outer margins. Crown of thehead and breast deep crimson ; flanks brown ; belly white.Length 5-5 in.; wing 315 in. In winter the red on thecrown and breast is deep brown and the feathers of thoseparts have broad yellowish margins. The female resemblesthe male on the upper parts, but the mantle is duller andthe white of the primaries is much less in extent. Theunder parts are yellowish brown streaked with dark brown,and the head is also streaked with brown. The young resemble the female, but are paler. THE MEALY REDPOLL Linota linaria (Linnaeus) This species breeds in circumpolar regions far northabove the limit of tree growth, wherever a few dwarf birchor willow afford it enough cover for nesting, and is only anirregular winter resident in our islands. It has been sub-divided into various races by systematic writers, on differenceswhich need not concern us here, but although the commonestform met with in these islands belongs, as we wouldnaturally s

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