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’The Cock Cold Finch. 
T H I S is the Baccafigo or Fkedtila Tertia of Aldrovmd. The Bird is of the 
Shape and Bignefs of the uppermoft Figure in the Plate; the Bill is Bender 
Itraight, and of a black Colour; the Eye is Hazel-colour’d ; on the Forehead a little 
above the Bill is a white Spot; the Crown, Sides of the Head, upper-part of the 
INeck and Back, are Black ; the Rump and Coverts of the Tail are black and white 
mixed; the whole under-fide is pure White; the Covert-feathers of the Win ^s are 
w ‘‘’u the inner Quills next the Body, have their exW 
Webs White the interior Black; the Tips of the Covert-feathers next above the 
anils, are White; which, together with the White on the Quills, form a large white 
bpot ; the Edges of the outer Quills are of a lighter Brown than the other Parts of 
* k niiddle Part of the Tail is Black, but the outermoll Feathers on 
each bide have the outer,Shafts White, the next Feathers to them are White only to- 
ward their Bottoms ; the Legs, Feet, and Claws, are Black. 
The Hen Cold Finch. 
T he Bill, Eyes, Legs, Feet, and whole under-fide of the Body, agree with 
that above ; the Top of the Head, Neck, Back, Rump, and leffer Coverts of 
tne whngs, are of a dirty greenifli Brown ; the greater Quills are Brown; the lefler 
n liave the outer Webs yellowilh White, the inner Dusky • the 
hrft Rowof Coverts above the Quills is Black, with white Tips; which, with the 
Wh^e in the Quills, make a white Spot in the Wing; the Sides under the Wings, and 
rte Covert-feathws within-fide of the Wings in both Birds are White ; the middle 
Feathers of the Tail are Dusky, the outer edg’d with White. I take this to be the 
Hen of the Bird above deferib’d ; tho’ JVilloughby’s Delcription mentions the Tefticles 
winch might proceed from this Caufe, that the Cocks and Hens, in fome Birds in their 
hifl Feathers differ hardly at all ; tho’ when they have moulted, there is a great Difference 
as in peie, the Head and Back in the one is Black, in the other a brownilh Green or Olive • 
in other things they agree pretty well. ’ 
I could find no Figures of thefe fcarce Birds, tho’ we have Deferiptions, therefore I 
thought they might be acceptable to the Curious : They are fomething other wife de- 
fcribed in Willoughby than I have done them ; but I do not choofe to repeat the De- 
Icriptions of others, (though better than mine) when I have Nature before me. Thefe 
mite, Efq; who procur’d them from XhtTeakm Derby- 
oc h-^^n mioughby, f. 136. by the Name of Cold Finch-, but 
as his Dcyrription differs lomething from mine : I fufpea that his was taken from the 
Cock-Bird, before it had moulted its firft Feathers. Thefe Birds were Ihot together. 
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