LINNET. 



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lions, charlock, dock, etc. They also feed upon insects 

 in the summer. 



The Linnet is much prized as a cage bird, on account 

 of its melodious song, some of the notes of which are 

 very soft and mellow. It also is said to have the 

 power of imitating the notes of other birds. It can 

 be made very tame. In connection with this, 

 " Mr. John " related to us some time ago an in- 



teresting account of a hen bird, which was picked up 

 in the garden of a medical practitioner at Falmouth, 

 before it had any feathers. " The cook, who owns 

 the bird, fed it on bread and milk for three months ; 

 it is now two years old. It hops on her hand, and 

 when she says ' Sing, pretty Bob,' it will sing to her, 

 and it will also kiss her when she tells it to. It regu- 

 larly sits on her shoulder when she is reading. It is 



