ead Nee Coe HET: 281 
ms, 
Fringilla carduelis, Lin. Sy?.i. p. 318. 7.—Faun. Suec. 236.—Scop. ann. i. Rio 
N° 211.—Bruz, N° 257, 258.—Kram. el. p. 365. 1.—Frifch. pl. 1.— +GOLDFINCH. 
Olin. uce pl. in p. 10.—Muller, N° 258. 
Le Chardonneret, Brif. orz. ili. ps 53. 1.—Buf. oif. iv. p. 187. pl. 10.— 
Pl. eal. pl. iv. f. 1. 
Goldfinch, or Thiftlefinch, Raz Syz. p. 89. A.1.—Will. orn. p. 256. pl. 46.— 
Albin. i. pl. 64.—Br. Zool. i. N° 124.—Ar&. Zool, 
Br. Muf. Lev. Mu, 
fy HE bill of this beautiful bird is white, tipped with black ; Descr1Ption. 
the bafe furrounded with a ring of rich fearlet feathers : 
from the corner of the mouth is a black line: cheeks white: 
top of the head black: the white on the cheeks bounded almoft 
to the fore part of the neck with black : the hind head white : 
back, rump, and breaft, pale tawny brown ; the two laft lightett : 
belly white: wing coverts in the male black: quills black, 
marked in their middle with a beautiful yellow; the tips white : 
tail black, but moft of the feathers are marked near their ends 
with a white fpot: legs white. ; 
The female differs: in her the feathers at the end of the bill FEMALEs 
> are brown; in the male black: leffer wing coverts brown: and 
the black and yellow on the wings lefs brilliant. 
The young bird is grey on the head, and by the bird-catchers 
is called a Grey-pate. 
This is Mr. Pexwant’s defcription, which is more than fuffi- 
cient to define a bird fo well known. It is much efteemed for its 
fine note *, as well as great tamenefs and docility. 
® The Goldfinches of Kent faid to fing beft. Barriagton. 
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