| They put down their loads and went back for more, and Burginde brought in one hand my pigskin satchel, and in the other the willow cage that held the linnet. |
| Another California bird that has gained a bad reputation is the house finch or linnet. |
| Oystercatchers, ringed plovers, redshanks, shelduck, gadwall, skylarks, meadow pipits, linnet and reed bunting can be seen. |
| And he found a number of bird species, such as the corn bunting, tree sparrow, grey partridge, skylark, linnet and yellow wagtail. |
| Birds breeding include skylark, cuckoo, song thrush, spotted flycatcher, dunnock, house sparrow, linnet, and bullfinch. |
| At last he selected one neater and prettier than the rest, containing a linnet. |
