GOLDFINCH. 



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brown, claws dark brown ; irides brown. The female resembles the male, 

 but is duller ; the red parts are not so pure and not so much developed. 

 Young in first plumage have no black and red on the head ; the wings 

 and tail are similar to the adult, except that the white spots are replaced 

 by buff; the undcrparts are much browner, and the breast is indistinctly 

 spotted. The red and black plumage on the head is assumed after the 

 first autumn moult. The autumn plumage of the Goldfinch differs but 

 very slightly from that of spring ; some of the black feathers have pale 

 edges, and the red on the head is not so intense in colour. 



NEST OF GOLDFINCH. 



