377b Goldfinch, Thistle-Finch, Carduelis carduelis, Europe, Canary Is. to Egypt, to Persia, Siberia, V. (introduced).
Stat. v.c. fields 5
Crown black; face, chin red; behind eye, throat, under, upper base tail white; bright yellow on wings; f., sim. Thistle seeds, insects. Loud, sweet song; "twit-it."
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377c Tree-Sparrow (Mountain-), Passer montanus, Eur., N. Asia, A. (introduced).
Stat. r. trees 5.6
Like 377d, but head, nape chestnut; black ear patch in centre of a large white patch; two white bars on side of wing; shier; f., sim. Seeds, insects. Chirps.
377d House-Sparrow, P. domesticus, Eur., Siberia, A. (introduced).