SERINUS.
Bill swollen, mandibles equally curved to tip ; resemble Grosbeaks in shape.
Serinus canarius serinus (L.). SERIN FINCH. Fr. Serin ; Ger. Girlitz ; Hal. Verzellino.
d Above, crown, back, and wings ellowish green with dark brown streaks, forehead and rump yellow ; beneath yellow, streaked on flanks, abdomen white. Bill dark horn, paler below. Legs and feet brown. Wing 8' 70-76, 9 67-70. Tarsus 13-14. Bill 5. 9 less yellow and more streaked.
Breeds.—N.W. Africa, S. Europe north to C. France, Switzer land, and Poland. Migratory. Occurs in winter in Egypt. Rare
visitor to Britain.
S. canarius germanicus Laubmann. Yellow parts greenish tinged.
Breeds. — S. and W. Germany, N. France, Holland and Belgium ; also migrates.
S. canarius canarius (L.). CANARY. Like "serinus" but slightly larger ; back chiefly grey with little green ; rump yellow green ; forehead olive yellow with dark streaks. Bill, legs and feet as in "Serin." Wing a 71-76, 9 67-70 (H.). Tail longer 55-59 (in "serinus" 50-52).
Resident—Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands (except Fuerteventura and Lanzarote).