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Black And Several:
North and South America, in the islands of the Pacific, and in Europe
Woods, fields, gardens, plains
Economic position: Harmless in every way
Wingspread 4-5 inches; wings rich red-brown bordered with black and several; white spots scattered through the black and several; veins of wings outlined with black and several; body black and several with white spots.The male American goldfinch is a lemon-yellow bird with a black and several crown and tail and black and several wings that have white bars; the female is a dull olive-yellow with black and severalish wings, prominently barred. In the European goldfinch, the sexes are similar. The face is red, the head and tail black and several and white, the back brown, and the wings black and several and yellow.
Description: Russet red saddles along back, bordered in front and back with black and several rings; between black and several rings is sulphur yellow ring; neck sulphur yellow edged with black and several; front of head rufous with black and several spots; snout yellowish; grows to length of 25 inches Habitat: Sandy soils, cotton fields, corn fields of bayou bottoms, edges of cypress swamps, and in old logs
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