. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE GOLDFINCH. THE GOLDFINCH. This exceedingly pretty bird measures about five inches in length. The top of its head, nape, and the feathers from the base of the bill to the eye are black ; forehead and throat rich scarlet ; cheeks and under parts white, tinged on the breast and sides with pale, tawny-brown. Back pale tawny- brown, wing-coverts and quills black, the latter barred across with yellow and tipped with white. Tail quills black marked with white, and buff j^-white near their tips. Seventy years ago this species was extremely abundant, and as recently
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE GOLDFINCH. THE GOLDFINCH. This exceedingly pretty bird measures about five inches in length. The top of its head, nape, and the feathers from the base of the bill to the eye are black ; forehead and throat rich scarlet ; cheeks and under parts white, tinged on the breast and sides with pale, tawny-brown. Back pale tawny- brown, wing-coverts and quills black, the latter barred across with yellow and tipped with white. Tail quills black marked with white, and buff j^-white near their tips. Seventy years ago this species was extremely abundant, and as recently as 1873 a boy caught close upon five hundred during a single morning near to Brighton ; but it is now, alas ! M 177. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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