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g8 THE “NATURAL HISTORY 
guder part of the branches of trees, like the'Tit 
moufe fpecies, with their backs downwards. 
‘The Sifkin will breed with the Canary-bird. 
THe RED HEADED LINNET. 
The breaft is tinged with a fine rofe colour, is has a bend 
white on the wings. The quill, and tail feathers, are blak 
edged with white. : 
They inhabit moft parts of Europe, breedin th 
north of England, and are, often feen in Hocks @ of 
; the fea-coatt. : : 
This Linnet eafily pairs with the Canary ; thert 
‘are few birds more deferving our attention from 
the beauty of their plumage, the melody of thet 
fong, or the agreeablenefs of their charaéter. 
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; gentleman pair’d a male bird of this fpecics, will 
a female Canary bird, which had been accuftome 
to be releal ed every day from its cage, but to re 
furn regularly - for its food, and to rooft. Sit 
made her neft in a neighbouring bush, and brought 
her young ones with her to the window to feck 
‘They had the‘ mealy plumage of the Canary-bith 
but the rofe-coloured breaft of the Linnet. | 
In adomeitic flate, this Linnet lofes the beat! 
tiful colours of its head and breatt; it is vel] 
capable of imitation, and there was one at Kel 
ington who bang been taken in the neff, ail 
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