377[*] Bush-Lark, Horsfield Bush-Lark, Skylark (e), Mirafra horsfieldi, E.A., W.A.
Stat. r. grass 5.3
Like 376, but plumper, shorter; bill stouter, almost finch-like; f., sim. Insects, small seeds. Sings melodiously soaring, also on moonlight nights; "one of our most pleasing songsters."
F. 149. Catamblyrhynchidae, 2 sp. Nl. (Peru).
F. 150. Fringillidae, Finches, Grosbeak, Bullfinch, Bunting, Cardinal (Am.), Crossbill, Chaffinch, Linnet, Redpoll, Canary, 1087 sp.—129(83)O., 202(138)P., 107(96)E., 191(125)Nc., 529(474)Nl.
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377a Greenfinch, Green Linnet, Ligurinus chloris, Europe to Persia, V. (introduced).
Stat. c. fields, gardens 6
Upper olive-green; golden-yellow eyestripe; tail yellow base, black tip; wing dark-brown, lined bright yellow; under greenish-yellow, darker on flanks; f., much duller. Seeds. "One of the prettiest of British songsters."
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