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117. GREEN. 
DESCRIP. 
Nest. 
GREEN GROSBEAK. Crass Il, 
Northamptonfbire* gives another inftance of fuch a 
change, with this addition, that the year follow- 
ing, after moulting, the bird recovered its native 
colors. Bulfinches fed entirely on hemp- feed are 
apteft to undergo this change. 
Belox av. 365. Verdone, Verdero, Antone. 
Affarandos, obf. 13. Zinan. 63. 
Chloris. Gefner av. 258. Loxia chloris. Liz. /y/?. 304. 
Aldr. av. Il. 371. Swenfka. Faun. Suec. fp. 226. 
Olina, 26. Svenfke. Br. 242. 
Wil. orn. 246. Grunling. Kram. 368. 
Rait fyn. av. 85. Grininc (Greenfinch) Frifch 
Le Verdier. Briffon av. II. 1 ee 
Br. Zool, 107. 
190. 
Grindling. Scopoli, No. 206. 
HE head and back of this bird are of a 
yellowifh green; the edges of the feathers 
are grey; the rump more yellow: the breaft of 
the fame color; the lower belly white: the edges 
of the outmoft quil-feathers are yellow, the next 
oreen, the fartheft grey: ‘the tail is a little forked: 
the two middle feathers are wholly dufky: the ex- 
terior webs of the four outmoft feathers on both 
fides the tail are yellow. The colors in the female 
are much lefs vivid than in the male. 
Thefe birds are very common in this iland: 
they make their neft in hedges; the outfide is 
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