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yeddifh breaft, and all his feathers higher and more 
brilliantly coloured, thanthofe of the hen. An old 
cock has a blueifh head, reddith brown back, mixed 
with.green and ath colour, fine purple red breaft, and 
a white belly. The breaft of the hen is grey. 
This bird is very docile and familiar, and may be 
taught, with attention, any tune ; if putin company 
with other birds it will imitate their notes. The 
cock will couple with the Canary bird. ¢ 
Foop.....Rape and Canary feed. 
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GOLDFINCH, 
‘Tats bird, which is greatly admired for fong and 
beauty, is the fineft feathered of all cage birds, 
and fo long lived, that Willoughby mentions one to 
have lived twentythree years. The cock ‘is diftin- 
guifhed by a curious fcarlet circle round the fore 
part of his head, or bafis of the bill. 
Foop.....When young, give them white bread, 
foaked in clean water, to a very thick confiftence. 
To this, add alittle four of Canary feed. They 
fhould be fed at leaft every two hours, but very fpar- 
ingly, and with frefh food every day. Inabout a 
month, you may wean them gradually’ from this foft 
food, by laying fome Canary feed befide, until they 
¢an be beast to, live.on it-entirely. bby ead ge 
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