PLATE CXLII. 



Chafi?inch« B^y^ av.p, S8. Wo 16, 



JVill. Orn.p. 253, t, 45. 

 ArSi. ZqqL 2./, 381. F, 

 Brif, ZoqL I. n. 12^. 



One o£ the moil abundant fpecies of the Finch tribe found in 

 Bdtain« The male Chaffinch is a bird of very beautiful, and ele- 

 gantl]'^ varied phimage ; the female more obfcure, and incHning to 

 yellow ; and it is aifo deftitute of the vinaceous reddifh hues con- 

 fpicuous on the breaft, and other parts of the male bird.— There are 

 numberlefs varieties of this fpecies differing in the colours of their 

 plumage, the mofl curious of which are thofe either entirely white 

 or blacky or with the crown and collar whiteo 



The Chaffinch is a native of Europe, and fome parts of Afia, 

 and is more or lefs migratory in different countries. With us both 

 fexes are feen at all feafons of the year, from whence it is concluded, 

 that it they do migrate from Britain, it is only in a very partial degree. 

 It is a fmgular circumftance, that the males do not commonly mi- 

 grate with the females, whole flocks of the latter being frequently 

 feen in flight from one part to another, unaccompanied by any 

 males. In Sweden in particular, it is well known, that they migrate 

 in flocks to Holland every year^ and conllantly leave the males 

 behind. 



The neil: of this bird is compofed of dried vegetables, 

 iibres, and mofsj lined with hair, wool, or feathers, and is 



ufually 



