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the second, or even the third year that the fullness of the 

 bright tints is gained. The red is much deeper in some 

 individuals than in others. 



A specimen has been known entirely white, and others 

 have been met with pied black and white. Caged birds not 

 unfrequently turn black, of a duller or deeper tint the result 

 of their having been fed on hemp-seed. One is figured by 

 Professor Nillson, which is pure white on the back, wings, 

 and tail; but the head and all the lower parts of a delicate 

 rose-colour. 



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