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O R D. III. G E N. VI. FINCH. 



S P E. VI. SISKIN. 



PI. 76. 



Fringilla Spinus. Lin. Syft. I. p. 322. 

 Le Tarin. Brif. Orn. ill. p. 65. 



The beak of this bird is bluifh, with the tip black : crown of the head black : 

 hind part, and back, blackifh green: the cheeks, throat, breaft, and rump, 

 bright yellow : belly white, flightly dafhed with black : a broad yellow patch 

 on the moulder of the wing : lefs coverts yellow 3 greater, black, with broad 

 yellow ends to the feathers : quills black : the outer margins yellow : the tail is 

 forked ; the two middle feathers black ; the next, part black ; the outermoft, 

 yellow, with black ends : legs black. The female is not nearly fo bright in co- 

 lour as the male. 



Sifkins are pretty common in winter, and I have no doubt of their fometimes 

 breeding with us, as I have feen them on the alder trees in June. In general 

 they come in flights in autumn, I fuppofe from the more northern parts of 

 Great Britain and Europe. They moftly remain among the alder trees, on 

 the feeds of which they feed, as likewife on the feed of the hop ; and are kept 

 in cages for their beauty, more than their fong, which is very trifling. They 

 are fed as the linnet. This bird is very like the canary in colouring, but is 

 much lefs, and is known to many by the name of aberdevine. 



See PI. XVII. Fig. 4. for the egg. 



