
Our BIRD S. : 69 
. The plumage of the female j is lefs bright than 
t Pe of the male. It feems to be a very ftupid 
- bird, fuffering itfelf to be approached, fometimes 
- fo as tobe killed with a ftick. It fcarcely flies 
ao when it is fhot at; and being as inactive, as 
Itis unfufpicious, it is Wee deftroyed by birds of 
- prey. In confinement it is filent, though ina 
_hatural ftate its notes are very fine ; it is aed 
- tamed, and is good food. | | 
ae his bird is very frequent in the fir woods near 
Bath, and at Barr in Staffordthire at certain fea~ - 
- fons of the year. 
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BR. . 
a oe G i 
a: GROSBEAK or HAWFINCH, 
“Its firkt ati feathers have each a ee of white about 
_ the middle of the inner web; the four outer quill feathers, 
~ feem to be cut off at the t ips, in the form of a battle aXe, 
vand « are bent at the end. | 
The tail is black, the two middle fathers inclining to 
ath colour, and all-the outer feathers have the end half 
' “ch on the inner webs, and tips, a 
Colt inhabits the more fouthern parts of Europe, - 
F and feeds upon the kernels of cherries, which it. 
diffeminates, it is injurious to gardens. 
The Bawah: is fourd in all the temperate parts 
‘of Europe, from 8; ain, and Italy, to Sweden, | 
fia F ance, when the winters are very fevere, 
thefe 
