GRE阅读：The Linnet
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="linnet">linnet</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="chestnut">chestnut</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="coloured">coloured</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="wings">wings</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="lively">lively</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="finch">finch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="crimson">crimson</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="breast">breast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Victorian">Victorian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Edwardian">Edwardian</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="linnet">linnet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="cage">cage</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="beautifully">beautifully</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twittering">twittering</span> <span word="song">song</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="linnet">linnet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sociable">sociable</span>, <span word="forming">forming</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="flocks">flocks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="forages">forages</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="young">young</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="nesting">nesting</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="dusk">dusk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="settling">settling</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="flocks">flocks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="disturbed">disturbed</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="alarmed">alarmed</span>.</p><p> <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="farmland">farmland</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>, <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="linnets">linnets</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="List">List</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weedkiller">weedkiller</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weed">weed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span>. </p><p> </p>
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