Article Nº 3599 Bird Vol. III · p. 624
Chaffinch (Fringilla tintillon)
Original title: Tentilhão (Fringilla tintillon)
The chaffinch, a finch of the wooded middle altitudes of Madeira, noted for its plumage, song and nest-building.
A bird of the family Fringillidae, common in the wooded areas of the middle altitudes of Madeira, where it appears only occasionally.
It has handsome plumage and a pleasant song. It builds its nest from roots and the stalks of grasses or lichens, lining the inside with wool, hair or feathers. It lays a clutch of 4 eggs, whose colour may range from green or pale blue to reddish, by way of deep blue.
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