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in the winter, are tame and unsuspicious, allow- 

 ing a person to walk close up to them, when 

 feeding, without appearing to be interrupted. 

 The cause may be, their being reared in those 

 remote northern regions, far from the abodes of 

 man, they have not that distrust or fear of him : 

 which they have in populous countries. This 

 little bird is peculiarly tame and docile, and it 

 will begin eating immediately after being caught, 

 if put in a cage with food. Their note is very 

 pleasing, and they may be taught to draw their 

 seed and water, like the Goldfinch. After the 

 first moulting the red on the head and breast 

 become a golden-yellow like the Purple Finch. 



FOOD. This is a hardy little bird, and may 

 be easily kept on a mixture of hemp and Canary 

 seed. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEXES. The male is 

 easily distinguished from the female. The female 

 is destitute of red on the breast. 



LOCATION. Found throughout Europe and 

 America, during the winter. In summer, in the 

 Northern Regions. 



