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well as the male. It has been faid, that a gen 
of the tail, and the hinder wing feathers, white. 
table. 
and it has been obferved, that a Bullfinch who 
had only heard fome blouebinee 5 whiftle, learnt 
ye THE NATURAL HISTORY 

















Tan BULL PINCH 
Its legs, wings, and tail are black; the lowelt Feather 
It inhabits the woods in Europe, and diffem 
nates the fervice trees. The male is red undet 
neath, the female dufky afh colour. They ate 
frequent in Ruffia and Siberia, and bs for the 
It may be taught to whittle any tune, snd el 
dom forgets what: it has learnt ; it will become 
fo tame as to come when called, perch on if 
mafter’s thoulder, and whiftle a tune wae coi 
There have been feveral 2 ee of their Me 
coming quite black. 
The female Bullfinch may Ne taught to pipe 26 
tleman who had whiftled fome tunes to‘a Bull 
finch, was very agreably furprifed to hear the 
Bullfinch imitate the fong, but introducing at 
the fame time fome elegant variations, which weit 
fo well executed, that the teacher acknowl edgel 
himfelf to be furpafled: Though on the other 
p 
