AMERICAN GOLDFINCI/. 
olive gfeefl ; the throat, breast, and rump, are 
of a pale yellow ; the low6r belly, and' covert- 
feathers beneath the tail, are white ; the wings 
and tail are hke thoie of the Cock, only the 
black is more d«sky, and the light more 
brownish ; and both quills and covert-feathei'^, 
within-side the wings, are of an ash colour. 
The Cock, when yoiing, differs nothing from 
the Hen, except in having the black spot on 
the head. 
" These birds," adds Edwards, who pos- 
sessed and figured both the Cock and the Hen, 
were brought from New York, in North 
America. I kept the Hen in a cage separate 
from the Cock; and, in August 175^, she 
layed one small pearl-coloured egg without 
any spots. The Hen moulted or changed her 
feathers twice a year while I kej>t her ; viz. 
in March and September: and, in the winter 
months, her body was wholly brown ; but the 
head, wings, and tail, were of the same colour 
as they were in summer. The Cock dying 
soon after I had him, I could not tell whether 
he moulted in the same manner, or not ; though 
I apprehend it is common to them both. 
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