...among birds is not an unusual occurrence ; and Mr. Selby, in his history of the chaffinch, says, that in "Northumberland and Scotland this separation takes...flocks, feeding with other granivorous birds in the stubble-lands, as long as the weather continues mild, and the ground free from snow; resorting, upon...

...resident with us, and nowhere subject to that separation of the sexes and the consequent equinoctial movement of the females, which is known to take place...flocks, feeding with other granivorous birds in the stubble-land, as long as the weather continues mild, and the ground free from snow ; and resorting,...

...females are to be seen, and always in distinct societies. On the contrary, according to Mr. Selby, the males remain, and are met with during the winter in immense flocks, feeding with other grain-eating birds, in the stubble lands, as long as the weather continues mild, and the ground free...

...The observations of several later authors have given a reply in part to this question. Selby says, " In Northumberland and Scotland, this separation takes...during the winter in immense flocks, feeding with other granivoroiis birds in the stubble-land, &c." Similar testimony is given by the Rev. G. Gordon, in his...

...Scotland, С H А К F l N С H . their separation takes place about the month of November; and that from that period till the return of spring, few females...weather continues mild, and the ground free from snow; resorting, upon the approach of winter, to farmyards, and other places of refuge and supply. He adds...

...Northumberland and in Scotland the separation of sexes takes place about November, and from that period to the return of spring few females are to be seen, and...during the winter in immense flocks, feeding with other grain-eating birds in the'stubble fields as long as the weather continues mild and the ground is free...