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The Cock Cold Finch. 
T HIS is the Baccqfigo or Ficedula ‘Tertia of Aldrovand. The Bird is of the 
Shape and Bignefs of the the uppermoft Figure in the Plate; the Bill is {lender, 
ftraight, and of a black Colour ; the Eye is Hazel-colour’d; on the Forehead, a little 
above the Bill, is a white Spot; the Crown, Sides of the Head, upper-part of the 
Neck and Back, are black ; the Rump and Coverts of the Tail are black and white 
mixed; the whole under-fide is pure White; the Covert-feathers of the Wings are 
Brown, as are the outermoft Quills; the inner Quills next the Body, have their exterior 
Webs White, the interior black; the Tips of the Covert-feathers next above the 
Quills, are White; which, together with the White on the Quills, form a large white 
Spot; the Edges of the outer Quills are of a lighter Brown than the other Parts of 
the Feathers; the middle Part of the Tail is black, but the outermoft Feathers on 
each Side have the outer Shafts White, the next Feathers to them are White only to¬ 
ward their Bottoms; the Legs, Feet, and Claws, are Black. 
The Hen Cold FT n c h. 
T H E Bill, Eyes, Legs, Feet, and whole under-fide of the Body, agree with 
that above; the Top of the Head, Neck, Back, Rump, and lefler Coverts of 
the Wings, are of a dirty greenifh Brown; the greater Quills are Brown; the lefler; 
or thofe next the Back, have the outer Webs yellowifh White, the inner Duiky ; the 
firft Row of Coverts above the Quills is Black, with white Tips; which, with the 
White in the Quills, make a white Spot in the Wing; the Sides under the Wings, and 
the Covert-feathers within-fide of the Wings in both Birds are White; the middle 
Feathers of the Tail are Dusky; the outer edg’d with White. I take this to be the 
Hen of the Bird above defcrib’d; tho’ Willoughby % Defcription mentions theTefticles, 
which might proceed from this caufe, that the Cocks and Hens, in Tome Birds, in their 
firft Feathers differ hardly at all;. tho’ when they have moulted, there is a great dif¬ 
ference as in thefe, the Head and Back in the one is Black, in the other a brownifti 
Green or Olive; in other things they agree pretty well. 
I could find no Figures of thefe fcarce Birds, tho’ we have Defcriptions, therefore 
I thought they might be acceptable to the Curious : They are fomething otherwife 
defcribed in Willoughby, than I have done them ; but I do not choofe to repeat the De¬ 
fcriptions of others, (though better than mine) when I have Nature before me. 
Thefe Birds were lent me by Taylor White , Efq; who procur’d them from the Peak 
in Derbyjhire . 
This laft Bird is defcrib’d in Willoughby , p. 236. by the Name of Cold Finch', but 
as his Defcription differs fomething from mine, 1 fufpedt that his was taken from the 
Cock-Bird, before it had moulted its firft Feathers, Thefe Birds were {hot together. 
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