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llse Goldfinch, Carduells. 

 Numb. LXIV. 



ITS Weight is one Ounce and one Dram ; its Length from the End of the Bill to the 

 End of the Tail, fiye Inches and a half; Breadth between the Wings when extend- 

 ed, nine Inches and a quarter ; its Head is big confidering the Bulk of his Body, and its 

 Neck Ihort ; the Bill whitifh, but in fome Birds black at the very Pomt, of a conical 

 Figure, a little more than half an Inch long ; its Tongue (harp, Eyes Hazel coloured ;. 

 a Ring of Scarlet coloured Feathers encompafles the Bafis of the Bill ; from the Eyes to 

 the Bill, on each Side, is a Line of black ; the Jaws are white, and the Top of tha 

 Head black, from which a broad black Line produced on both Sides, almofl to the Neck, 

 terminates the white ; the Neck and fore-part of the Back are of a fulvous or yellowi{h 

 brown ; the Rump, Breaft and Sides arc the fame, but paler, the Belly white, the Wings- 

 and Tail black j the Tips of the principal Feathers in both are white, and the Wings are. 

 adorned with a moft beautiful tranfverfe Stroak of yellow ; the Tail is two Inches long^ 

 compofed of twelve black Feathers, of which the two outermofl have large white Spots 

 on their Tips, the next lefTer, the third none, the fourth a little one, the fifth a greater. 



The Legs are {hort, the back Toe ftrong, armed with a Claw longer than the reft j the 

 lower part of the outer fore Toe grows faft to that of the middle Toe ; the blind Guts, as 

 in other Birds, are very fhort and little; it hath alfo a Gall-bladder. The Hen Bird hath 

 a fmaller Note than the Cock, and fings not fo much ; the Feathers on the Ridge of the 

 Wing are dusky or cinereous, whereas in the Cock they are Jet black; by which Marks 

 either Sexes may be diftinguiflied. 



Thefe Birds for their Beauty of Colours, and Sweetnefs of finging, are highly efteemed,.. 

 being of a mild and gentle Nature, as appears by their eating and drinking as foon ascaUght,, 

 and prefently become tame, fo as to be in Love with their Imprilonment. They are very 

 docible, drawing their Water in a little Ivory Bucket made for that Purpofe. Their Food 

 is the Seeds of Thiftles, Teafel, Dock and Poppy, as Albertus makes mention.. 



They chufe to build their Neft in the moft thorny Bufties, laying fix or feven Eggs ;. 

 Bellonius affirms eight : Their Neft is built of Mofs and Wool, the infide with all Sorts 

 of Hair which they find on the Ground. You may breed up the young ones, taking thems 

 at ten Days old, feeding them with Herapfeed beat and fifted. Flower of Canary, and 

 Crumbs of white Bread and Water, making it frefti every Day ; thefe Birds bred from the? 

 Neft the Cocks will couple Vv'ith a Hen Canary Bird, and produce a Bird between both> 

 kinds, partaking of the Song and Colours of each. Several of thefe I faw bred by Mrs- 

 Crawley, a Lady very curious in Birds. Thefe Birds, when they feed themfelves, muft: 

 have now and then a fmall Quantity of Letiice andPIantin Leaves, which will fcour the 

 Oil of the Seed from the Stomach, and make him thrive better ; likewife give him a fmall: 

 Quantity of Loom in the Bottom of his Cage, or a Piece of Loaf Sugar, in both of which 

 they take great Delight. 



Their Phyiical Ules ; they reftore in Confumptions, and expel the Stone and Gravel, 

 and all Pains and Obftrud:ions of the Reins and Bladder, which Virtue they retain fromi 

 their feeding on the Thiftle and Burdock. 



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