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the tail is black, but moft of the feathers marked 
near their ends with a white fpot: the legs are 
white. 
The female is di finouithed get the male by 
thefe notes ; ‘the feathers at the end of the bill in 
the former are brown; in the male black: the 
lefler coverts of the wings are brown: and the black 
and yeliow in the wings of the female are lefs bril- 
liant. The young bird, before it moults, is orey 
on the head; and hence, it is termed by. the bird- 
catchers a grey pate. 
There is another variety of goldfinch, which 
is, perhaps, not caken above once in two or three 
years, which is called by the Lowdon bird-catchers 
a cheverel, from the manner in which it concludes 
its jerk: when this fort is taken, it fells at a very 
high price: it is diftinguifhed from the common 
fort by a white ftreak, or by two, and fometimes 
three white fpots under the throat.- 
Their note is very fweet, and they are much 
efteemed on that account, as well as for their oreat 
docility. Towards winter they affemble in flocks, 
‘and feed on feeds of different kinds, particular- - 
ly thofe of the thiftle. It is fond of orchards; 
and frequently builds in an apple or pear tree: its 
neft is very elegantly formed of fine mofs, liver- 
worts, and bents on the outfide; lined firft with 
wool and hair, and then with the goflin or cotton 
of the fallow. It lays five white egos, marked 
vith deep purple {pots on the upper end. 
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