Twite based on a phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. There are 10 recognised subspecies: Twite The twite ("Linaria flavirostris") is a small brown passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is similar in size and shape to a linnet, at long. It lacks the red head patch and breast shown by the linnet and the redpolls. It is brown streaked with black above, and a pink rump. The underparts are buff to whitish, streaked with brown. The conical bill is yellow in winter and grey in summer. The call is a distinctive "twit", from which its name
A Kind of Anger subversive and amoral tone. Although comic in overall intention, the plot of the novel is rooted in historical and political realities, namely the troubled history of the Kurds. This is explained at some length in the novel, from the post-Great War Treaty of Sèvres onwards. Mention is also made of the 1958 coup which overthrew the monarchy to create the republic of Iraq. Situating the plot in this political context gives the novel a sense of urgency and reality. A Kind of Anger A Kind of Anger is a novel by British thriller writer Eric Ambler, first published in 1964.