BRITISH BIRDS. 
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THE GOLDFINCH. 
GOLDSPINK, OR THISTLE-FINCH. 
{Frin gill a Carduelis , Lin . — Le Chardonneret 3 Buff.) 
The bill is white, tipped with black; the fore- 
head and chin are of a rich fcarlet colour, which is 
divided by a line palling from each corner of the 
bill to the eyes, which are black ; the cheeks are 
white ; top of the head black, which extends down- 
ward on each fide, dividing the white on the 
cheeks, from the white fpot on the hind part of the 
head; the back, rump, and break are of a pale 
brown colour ; belly white ; greater wing coverts 
black ; quills black, marked in the middle of each 
feather with yellow, forming, when the wing is 
clofed, a large patch of that colour on the wing ; 
the tips white ; the tail feathers are black, with a 
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