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proximity to one another. I have found as many as 

 fifteen in the hedge surrounding our kitchen garden. 

 In the winter they collect in flocks, sometimes in 

 large numbers, and visit the fresh sown fields in search 

 of seeds and grain. 



The song of the Greenfinch is not remarkable. 

 Seebohm says it bears some resemblance to that of 



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an inferior Canary. It can be kept in confinement, 

 and in that state will pair with the Canary. In its 

 wild state it has been known to pair with the Linnet 

 and Goldfinch. Its food consists of grain, seeds of 

 various kinds, such as charlock, groundsel, dandelion 

 and chickweed ; it also consumes insects. 



The Greenfinch is a handsome bird, though some- 

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