©OLD- FINCHS 
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ty, delight to feed upon the feeds of thiftlej. 
teafel, hemp, dock, &c. 
Marks of the Cock arid Heir. 
The feathers on the ridge of the wing in the 
cock are coal-black, (pike up to the Ihoulder, 
whereas in the hen-bird , though they appear 
black, are of a. grey, cr dulky alb-colour, when 
compared to thofe of the cock 1 he is browner 
en the back and ikies of the bread: ; the red., 
yellow, and, in fliorr, ail his colour? are much 
brighter than thofe of the heir; thefe are con- 
£hnt, infallible marks, by which the cock may 
be known from the hen, either old or young : 
befkles, the hen hath a {"mailer note, and lings 
not fo much. 
Time and Manner of building their A TeJ}, H'c, 
The Gold-Finch begins to build in April, 
when the fruit-trees are in blolTom : as they ex- 
cel all our fmall birds in beauty of feathers, fo 
do they likewife in art : their nelb is not only 
very fmall, but exceeding pretty ; the outfide 
conlids of very fine mofs, curioully interwoven 
with other foft bedding ; the in-fid e lined with 
delicate fine down, wool, See. She lays fix or 
feven white eggs, {pecked and marked with a 
