. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . S%^ ^^a^cA ^M^-/i^tcA. ~^C^^ ^e/: ^^y- ( 65 )The black Bull-Finch, Numb. LXIX. TTS Bill was of a dark alh Colour, thel-^ rides of the Eyes white 5- it was all overblack, excepting the Ends of fbme of theFeathers on the Belly, which were red, andthe exterior Edges of the five firft Quill-Fea-thers of the Wings white; the Legs and Feetflefti Colour, the Claws black. I had thisBird from Sir Robert Abdj. It was verytame and good natured and much valuedby Sir Robert and my Lady^. K. T
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . S%^ ^^a^cA ^M^-/i^tcA. ~^C^^ ^e/: ^^y- ( 65 )The black Bull-Finch, Numb. LXIX. TTS Bill was of a dark alh Colour, thel-^ rides of the Eyes white 5- it was all overblack, excepting the Ends of fbme of theFeathers on the Belly, which were red, andthe exterior Edges of the five firft Quill-Fea-thers of the Wings white; the Legs and Feetflefti Colour, the Claws black. I had thisBird from Sir Robert Abdj. It was verytame and good natured and much valuedby Sir Robert and my Lady^. K. The (66) ^he Swallow Gold-Finch. ~ Numb. LXX. THE Bill of this Bird is of a pale flelh Colour; the I-rides of the Eyes yellow; the Head and Neck black,fpotted with red on the fore part near the Bill; the Backand Breaft are of a dufky yellowilh brown; the Belly andThighs white, the Wings and Tail the fame with the com-mon Gold-Finch : the Legs and Feet are of a flelh Colour^This Bird I was credibly informed, by the Gentleman whohad it, was bred between a Cock Swallow and HenGold-Finch; it had the Note and A(9:ions of the had it of Nathaniel Oldham Efquire. The Canary Gold-Finch. TH E Bill is of a fleih Colour, the Irides of the Eyeswhite, the Head was in all other refpe<9:s like theGold-Finch, but the Colours paler; the Back andWings not fo dark; the Breaft, Belly and Thighs yellow;the Tail was made up of twelve yellow Feathers with blacktips : Thefe Birds are bred between a Cock Gold-Finch takenout of the Neft and bred up tame, and a Hen Canary Bird,and are called Mule
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