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BIRD 
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G EN U S XXII. FINCHES, 
SPECIES l. The 
Gold-finch, or thiftle-finch. Wit. 
orn. 256. 
Raii Jyn. av. 89. 
HIS is the moft beautiful of our fmall 
birds ; but fo common as to make any 
defcription of it impertinent. The fea¬ 
thers on the ridge of the wings in the male are 
of the deepeft black, thofe of the female are of 
a deep afh-color. Their note is very fweet, and 
they are much efteemed on that account, as well 
. Plate V. Fig i. 
Carduelis. Gefner av. 242. 
Brijfon av. HI. 53 - 
Frmgilla carduelis. Lin. fyft. 180. 
as for their great docility. Towards winter they 
affemble in flocks, and feed on feeds of different 
kinds, particularly thofe of the thiftle. Its neft 
is very elegantly formed of fine mofs, liverworts, 
and bents on the outfide ; lined with down, wool 
and hair. It lays five white eggs, marked with 
deep purple fpots on the upper end. 
SPECIES II. The Chaffinch. Plate V. Fig. 2. The male. 
3. The female. 
JVil. orn. 253. ' 
Rail Jyn. av. 88. 
Fringilla. Gefner av. 337. 
^ HIS fpecies entertains us agreeably 
with its fong very early in the year ; 
- but towards the latter end of fummer 
afliimes a chirping note : both fexes continue 
with us the whole year. What is very fingular 
in Sweden , the females quit that country in Sep¬ 
tember ^ migrating in flocks into Holland , leaving 
Brijfon av. 148. 
Fringilla coelebs. Lin. fyft. 179. 
Faun. fuec. N°. 232. 
their mates behind : in the fpring they return *, 
their neft is almoft as elegantly conftrudled as that 
of the goldfinch, and of much the fame materials, 
only the infide has the addition of fome large fea¬ 
thers. They lay four or five eggs, of dull white; 
color, tinged and fpotted with deep purple. 
* Amcen. acad. IL 42. IV. 595. 
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SPECIES III. The 
Bramble,or brambling. tVd.orn. 254. 
Mountain-finch. Raii jyn. av. 88. 
Montifringilla montana. Gefner av, 
388 ? 
Brambling. Plate V. Fig. 4. 
Brijfon av. in. 155. 
F ringilla montifringilla. Lin. fyft. 179, 
Faun. fuec. N°. 233. 
\ H I S bird is not very common in thefe 
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iflands ; and is chiefly found in the 
hilly parts. It is fuperior in fize to the 
chaffinch : the top of the head is of a gloffy black 
flightly edged with a yellowifh brown : the fea¬ 
thers of the back are of the fame colors, but the 
edges more deeply bordered with brown: the 
chin, throat and breaft are of an orano-e color ; 
