Very nearly resembling the canary, but smaller in size, is the Serin (Serinus hortulanus), a species which not long since was very local in Europe, and chiefly known to inhabit the countries bordering on the Mediterranean.
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The male serin was also still around, but it too made only brief and erratic visits to the Obs garden in the morning.
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The first serin of the holiday was here and others were heard singing as we drove home.
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The latter site also produced a typically brief serin in the morning.
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The views we got allowed us to see the clear facial and rump color differences from the Arabian Serin.
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The male Serin was also still around, but it too made only brief and erratic visits to the Obs garden in the morning.
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The first Serin of the holiday was here and others were heard singing as we drove home.
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The latter site also produced a typically brief Serin in the morning.