CHAFFINCH. 
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Dijhnguijhing Marks of ihe Cock and Hen. 
The cock of this kind may be eafily diftin- 
guifhed from the hen, at ten or twelve days 
eld, the difference being very plain, if you 
view them together. The cock bird has a great 
deal more white in his wing than the hen, par- 
ticularly on his pinion ; his breaft is remarkably 
reder, and. the feathers of the whole bird of a 
higher and brighter colour than the hen’s. In 
an old bird, the head of the cock is bluifh ; the 
back of a redifh brown, with a mixture of afh- 
colour, or green j the breaft of a fine red, and 
the belly white : The colours. of the hen are not 
io bright and lively, her rump is green, the 
back not fo brown, and the belly inclines to a 
dirty kind of green ; the breaft Is alio of a duh 
ler colour, more upon the grey. 
Tunc and Manner of building their Nefl. 
The\ bleed in April, and have young ones 
about the beginning of May. She builds near 
the top or a high hedge, or in the branches on 
* ie hde of a tree : her neft is the prettieft of 
ail f mall birds, excepting the Gold-Finch’s, 
tvlnch excels it in beauty ; the outftde is green 
m °^ 5 fmall flicks, withered grafs, horfe and 
