OF BIRDS. 
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BULLFINCH. 
The Bullfinch is a very docile bird, and 
will imitate the sound of a flute, or the whis- 
tle of a man, with its voice, whose mellow- 
ness is really charming. His plumage is 
beautiful, though simple and uniform, con- 
sisting only of three or four shades of colours. 
In the male bird, a ^ovely scarlet of crimson 
colour adorns the breast, throat, and jaws, 
ns far as the eyes ; the crown of the head is 
’lack, tlie rump white, and the neck and 
back grey, or of lead-tint. The female does 
not share with the male, the brightness of 
colours on her plumage. They build their 
nests in gardens and orchards, and particu- 
lar, y ‘n places that abound with fruit trees, 
88 u ‘ey are passionately fond of young fruit, 
a great quantity of which they often destroy 
before it is ripe. 
