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Chaffinch, Gen. Sjn. iii. p. 257. N» 10. — Jr^. Zool. ii. p. 381, F, 

 Fringilla ctelebs, Sepp Vog. pi. in p. \^\.—mFaun, -drag. p. 87. 



'T'HE Chaffinch is fometimes feen with coal-black legs, fuch an 

 one being fliot ntzr London*. Called by fome, in the north 

 of England, White Lijinet and Flax-Finch ; by others, Sfink f," 

 from its cry. 



10. 

 -CHAFFINCH. 



Gloffy Finch, Gen. Byn. iii. p. 267. N''zi. Var. A, 

 Fringilla ^thiops, Jacq^. Vog. p. 10. N'>7. 



21. 



Var. a. 



GLOSSY F. 

 )escriptiok. 



NERS. 



C I ZE and fhape of a Chaffinch. The irides of a rufous colour : j. 

 the whole plumage, without exception, of a deep black. 

 This is found in the ^oodio^ Car thagena. Its note very weak ; Place andMan^ 

 and to produce it, requires great exertion, as the head feathers, 

 during the time of finging, as well as thofe of the neck, appear 

 erect. It feeds on fruits and feeds, is eafily tamed, and when in 

 a cage will eat bread. 



Cowpen Finch, Gen. Sjn. iii. p. 269. N" 24. — ArSi. Zool. ii, N" 241. 24. 



COWPEN F. 



THE defcription in the Arctic Zoology fays, that the male has the t^ 

 1 i>-' 1 ' Description, 



head and neck dufky brown : back, wings, body, and tail, Maie 



fine black, glofled with green and blue. 



The female deep brown : breaft and belly light cinereous Female. 

 brown : chin white: wings and tail dufky, edged with brown. 



This fpecies arrives at New York in May, lays five eggs in Place. 



fune, and migrates fouthward in Augiifi. 



» Mr. Tunjiall. f Can this be cwrupted from the word Pinion ? Id. 



White- 



