AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. 
The American Goldfinch, Hke that -of Eu- 
rope, feeds chiefly on the seeds of the Thistle : 
whence the French appellation,, Chardonneret ; 
from Chardon, a Thistle. In a note to Buf- 
fon, it is remarked, that this species includes a 
variety, which hfe afterwards describes under 
the name of the New York Siskin, 
