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raised, and they thrive well. There are 

 some pigeons, chiefly in boxes, by the sides 

 of houses. From some unknown cause, 

 they do not fly into the fields, like our 

 pigeons. It is said that they came chiefly 

 from France. There appears to be a mix- 

 ture of tame ones amongst them, as they are 

 usually larger than the British pigeon : the 

 price is eleven pence each. 



There are no cuckoos, magpies, or rooks, 

 which would be of universal service to pick 

 up the insects. There is a bird somewhat 

 betwixt a crow and a jackdaw ; and there 

 is another, called a blackbird, not much un- 

 like our starling. 



