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CARDUELITIS AMERICANUS 
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3 ohnuggenibi 14) Liga 
The Reaction Goldfinch. 
== 11S agrees, inSize and Shape, 
(| with our Gold-finch. The Bill 
is of a dusky white ; the Fore- 
part of the Head . bce the 
: Back. -part of a dirty Green. All the Un- 
_der-part of the Body, from the Bill to the 
Vent, 
Yellow: the Wings black, having ae of 
the fmaller Feathers edged with dusky 
White; the Legs and Feet brown. © 
feed on Lettice and 'Thiftle Seed. Thefe 
Birds are not common in Carolina. In 





: Virginia they are more frequent; and at 
New-York they are moft numerous; and 
are there commonly kept in Cages. . 
and likewife the Back, of a bright 
“lniey.. 
Chardonneret de i 
L eft de la meme. rofeur S 
de la méme figure que notre 
Chardonneret.  S. on bec eft 
dun blanc obfcur. Le de- 
vant de {a tete eft noir, S le derriere Pun 
verd Le Tout le deffous de fone corps, | 
de mbme que {on dos, et Pun jaune vif. 
Ses ailes font noes, & quelques unes de 
leurs petites plumes fi ont bordées de blanc. 
Ses jambes & fes pieds font bruns, 
Tl fe nourrit de graine de Laitue & 
de Chardon. Cet oifeau est rare a la 
Caroline ; plus’ commun a la Virginie . 
Mais on en voit un Plus grand nombre 
a la Nouvelle York, ou Pon les kade | 
_dans des ae 
erique. 

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Acacia Abrue folijs, triacanthos, capfula ovali unicum femen claudente. 
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ACACIA. 
“HIS Tree grows toa large Size and fpreading. The Leaves 
are winged, compofed of many fmall pointed Lobes, 
like moft others of its Tribe. The Fruit is fomewhat like a 
Bean, contained in an oval Cap/u/a, and grows commonly five or 
fix together ina Bunch. Many very large fharp Thorns are 
fet on its Branches and larger Limbs. This Tree I never faw 
; but. at the Plantation of Mr Waring on Afhley K iver, growing 
In n thallow Water. 
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bow, 
_ Acacia. 
: C ED arbre devient fort haut & fort étendu. Ses feuilles font 
petites, pointueés oppofées alternativement le long des tiges, com- ' 
me celles de la pluf-part des autres arbres de fa claffe. Son fruit 
reffemble un peu a une féve, renfermée dans uneCapfule ovale. It * 
eft ordinairement par bouquets de cing ou fix. Ses branches ont plu- 
freurs pines grandes & fort pointués, “Fen ay jamais uh cet ar- 
bre qua la plantation de Mage eur ee fur la riviere d Ath- 
i dans une eau baffe. 
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