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92 THE NATURAL HISTORY 
the tips of the quill feathers white, The “tail black, bat 
moft of the feathers havea white ‘pot near their end. 
They inhabit: Europe, and are focal but in 
frail er numbers, in Afia, and Africa. _ | 
This beautiful bird, however, diftinguithed fr fot 
the richnefs of its plumage, interefts us as much 
from the agreeablenefs. of its long, and the docility 
of its character. | 
Its flight is low, but generally regular, contie 
nued, and in one dire¢tion, not up and down, ai 
‘by. ftarts, like the Sparrow’s. 7 
The neft of the Goldiinch is very eh firm, 
~ and neatly executed, much refembling that of the 
Chaffineh; it is generally built on a fruit tree 
on a flender branch; fometimes they build im 
-bufhes, and have generally two broods in a yealy 
‘They are very careful of their young, and feed 
them with caterpillars, and infects. Ina cage 
they are fed with hemp- feed, in a ftate of liberty 
they eat many kinds of grain, and are pate 
ticularly fond of the feeds of thiftles, and of 
. turnips, ’ 
~The Goldfinch may be made to breed with # 
female Canary bird; their offspring refembles the 
Goldfinch, with refpea to the head, and wingsy 
and is apahls of producing; but not their des 
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