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their native woods. I have already defcribed 
the cock Bird, which was from one (hot 
in Carolina, and Tent hither dry : that de- 
fcription differs from this a little, (fee my 
Hiftory of Birds, page 130.) Great num- 
bers of thefe Birds are brought from North 
America to London, and preiented or fold to 
the curious. They will live fome years with 
us, if taken proper care of : I have kept 
one of them alive two or three years. The 
cock has a foft note with little variety. 
The cocks and hens are fame years before 
they arrive at their perfedt colouring, they 
being for a year or two as plain-coloured as 
a hen Sparrow, and not diftinguifhable from 
each other. 
beaute quits out dam les bois ou it naiffent . 
Jai dejd decrit le male d'apres un fujet defe - 
chi , qui avoit ete tue en Caroline, et envoy e 
ici. Cette premise defcription differe un peu 
de celle-ci *. On apporte beaucoup de ces 
Oifeaux del' Amerique feptentnonale d Londrcs, 
ou its fe vendcnt , ou fe donnent en prcfent aux 
curieitx. Its peuvcnt vivre quelques annees cbcz 
nouSy ft Ion en prend les Joins necejfaires. J en 
ai garde un moimeme deux ou trois ans. Le 
male a un chant fort deux, avec quelque va- 
riete. II fe pajfe quelques annees avant que 
les couleurs y tant du male que de la femelle , 
foient parvenues a leur perfection: 1 Is font , 
pendant un an oudeux y d'une couleur aufji fimple 
quun Moineau femelle commun , et il n eft pas 
pojjible de les dijlinguer I'un de I'antre . 
* Voi mon Hift. Nat. pa. 130. 
CHAP. LXIV. PL A. 2.74. 
The American Gold-finch, L^ChardonneretAmeriquain, 
Cock and Hen. Male et Femelle. 
'“pHESE Birds are both drawn of their 
A natural bignefs, and were etched on 
the plate immediately from life. 
The upper Bird, which is the cock, has 
a bill much like that of our Gold-finch in 
jfliape, and alfo in being of a light flefti co- 
lour: the eyes are of a dark hazel colour: 
the forehead is covered with black feathers; 
the reft of the head, neck, bread, and 
back, is covered with bright yellow lea- 
thers ; the thighs, lower belly, and covert- 
feathers both above and beneath the tail are 
S deux Oifeaux font defines de leur 
^ grofj'eur naturelle : Us ont ete graves fur 
la plattche immediatement d'apres les fujets 
vivants. 
L'Oifeau d'enhauty qui eft le male , a le bee 
fort approchant de celui de notre Chardonne - 
ret , nonfeulemcnt par la figure, mais aufti 
pareequil eft demhne, d'un couleur de chair 
pale: les yeux font noifette fonce : le Jevant 
de la the eft revhu de plumes noires : le refte 
de la the , le con , leftomac, et le dos font con- 
verts de plumes d'un jaur/e eclattant : les cuif ■ 
fesy le bas ventre , et les plumes qui couvrent 
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