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vcred with dark brown feathers, variegated with 
black duHcv lines; the rump is white; the tail is 
of a blackilh brown colour; the primaries are a 
dark cinereous with white fhafts; the quills to- 
wards the back are a reddifh brown and black, in- 
terchangeably peftinated into each other on their 
webs ; the covert-feathers immediately above the 
quills are brown with white tips ; the lefler coverts 
are a light brown ; and the interior are a dark afh, 
or blackifh. The lower part of the neck, the 
bread, and the belly, are of a reddifh orange-co- 
lour, with fmall tranfverfe lines of black; the legs 
are iDare of feathers above the knees ; and the ex- 
terior and middle toes are partially connected by a 
membrane. This bird has a general relemblance 
to the red Godwit, which occafionally vifits the 
Britifli coafts. It is a native of the northern parts 
of America. 
GoDwiT, White. This elegant fpecies is 
wholly Vv'hite, except the tail, the primaries, and 
the fmall feathers on the ridge of each wing, which 
have a dirty tinge. The bill turns up towards the 
point; and in this refpeft gives the bird the ap- 
pearance of the avofetta kind. 
GOGET. An appellation frequently given to 
the gobius niger of Linnasus, the fea-gudgeon, or 
rock-fifli. See Goby, Black. 
GOIAVIER. A bird of the fly-catcher kind, 
fo called by the natives of Manilla. The top of 
the head is black; from the fuperior angle of the 
bill rifes a white tranfverfe line, which paiTes above 
the eye, and extends to the hind-part of the head ; 
and below this white line there is another of a 
black colour, which paiTes through the eye to the 
bafe of the lower mandible. The upper part of 
the body, and the tail, are of a brownifh earth- 
colour ; the primaries of the wings and the tail are 
fomewhat darker, and fprinkled with black ; the 
throat, the breaft, the belly, and the fides, are a 
dirty wliite; the under-fide of the tail is a bright 
yellow, of which colour alfo are the irides ; and 
the feet and bill are black. 
This bird, which was firft defcrlbed by Son- 
nerat, frequents the vicinities of houfes, feems re- 
markably familiar, and lives on fruits and infefts. 
GOLD EYE, OR GOLDEN EYE. An ap- 
pellation given by naturalifts to a fpecies of duck. 
See Duck.. 
GOLD-FINCH; the Fringilla Carduelis of 
Linn?cus. The Gold-Finch, which is the moft 
beautiful of our hard-billed birds, weighs about 
half an ounce; it's length, from the tip of the bill 
to the end of the tail, is five inches and a half; 
and the greateft expanfion of it's wings is nine in- 
ches. The bill is white tipped with black, the 
bafe being furrounded with a ring of rich fcarlet 
feathers; a black line extends from the angles of 
the mouth to the eyes; the cheeks are white; from 
the top of the head a broad black line paffes on 
each fide almolt to the neck; the hind-part of the 
head is white; the back, rump, and bread, are of 
a fine pale tawny brown colour; the belly is 
white ; the wings and tail are black, but the points 
of the primaries in both are white ; a beautiful yel- 
low flripe runs acrofs the wings; the tail is about 
two inches long; and the legs are white. 
The male is diftinguifhed from the female by 
the feathers on the ridges of the wings, which are 
of a deep bia :k colour; while thofe of the hen are 
a duficv brovn; and the black and yellow in the 
wings of the latter are lefs brilliant than in thofe 
of the male. The young bird, before it molts, 
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has a grey head, and is hence called the Grey-pate 
by bird-catchers. 
The Gold-Finch begins to conflruft it's neft in 
April, when the generality of fruit-trees are in 
blolTom. As it excels other fmall birds in the 
beauty of it's feathers, fo likewife in ingenuity. 
It's neft is fmall, but extremely beautiful: the out- 
fide confifts of very fine mofs curioudy interwoven 
with other materials; and the infide is lined with 
fine down, having the appearance of cotton. This 
bird lays five or fix white eggs, marked with deep 
purple fpots on their upper ends. It is naturally 
fond of orchards; and frequently builds it's neft in 
the apple or pear-tree. 
Gold-Finches being mild and gentle to a very 
high degree, are more eafily tamed than almoft 
any other birds. They are foon reconciled to 
their imprifonment in cages ; where, after they have 
remained a confiderable time, they become fo much 
attached to them, that if their doors be opened, they 
will not fly away. In fonie parts of England they 
are called Draw-waters, from the facility with 
which they learn to draw their water when inclined 
to drink; for which purpofe they are fometimes 
furniflied with little ivory buckets faftened to 
fmall chains. It is very amufing to obferve with 
what dexterity thefe little creatures pull up their 
little veflels, drink, and return them. They are 
much delighted with viewing themfelves in look- 
ing-glafles, which are fometimes fixed by their 
owners to the backs of their bucket-boards; and 
they will frequently fit on their perches, pluming 
and drefllng themfelves with the greateft care ima- 
ginable, looking inceflTantly in their glafles, to fee 
that every feather is placed in the moft exad or- 
der. 
The Gold- Finch is a long-lived bird, fre- 
quently reaching the age of twenty years; and 
Willughby mentions one which lived twenty- 
three. The young are tender, and therefore ftiould 
not be removed from their nefts till they are pretty 
well feathered. If a young Gold-Finch is brought 
up under a Canary-bird, a wood-lark, or any other 
finging-bird, it will readily catch their fong. A 
cock Gold-Finch, bred from the neft, will couple 
with a hen Canary-bird, and their eggs will pro- 
duce birds between both kinds, particularly of the 
fong and colours of both; but this progeny will 
be barren. Towards winter, thefe birds afl"emble 
in flocks, and feed on feeds of different kinds, efpe- 
cially thofe of the thiftle. 
GoLD-FiNCH, Green. This bird was in the 
aviary of the late Prince of Wales, but from what 
country it came is uncertain. It is about five 
inches long; the bill is of a light yellow colour, 
thick at the bafe, fliarp at the point, and flightly 
incurvated downwards. The fore-part of the head 
round the bill, as far as the eyes, is a fine fcarlet; 
the top of the head, and ^he hinder part of the 
neck, are afli-coloured; and the back, rump, and 
wings, are a yellowifh green. The tail, when 
fpread, is partly of a dufls;y hue; but, when clofed, 
it appears red, the feathers having claret-coloured 
edges. The upper part of the breaft is of a light 
yellow green hue, which gradually becomes white 
on the breaft and belly, variegated with tranfverfe 
dun<y lines; and the legs and feet are flefti-co- 
loured. 
GoLD-FiNCH, American. The bill of this 
bird nearly refembles that of the common Gold- 
Finch both in fliape and colour: the eyes are of a 
dark hazel-colour; the forehead is covered with 
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