Katen.
/keɪt/, U.S. /keɪt/ A dialect name for several species of finches, as the brambling, hawfinch, and goldfinch.
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1774 D. Barrington in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 63 283 (note) The London bird-catchers also sell..the yellow hammer, twite and brambling [note, They call this bird a kate] as singing birds.
1802 G. Montagu Ornithol. Dict. at Brambling Brambling, or Mountain Finch... Provincial. Kate.
1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 58 In the north, young goldfinches are called Grey Kates or Pates.
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