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behaviour, when in full health, from the 

 rest of the tribe; being thoughtful and 

 even very sad and melancholy in appear- 

 ance, singing very rarely, and when at- 

 tempting to sing, having their song short 

 and without any of the natural sweetness 

 of the tribe. When you observe this 

 alteration in any of your young birds, 

 immediately remedy it by placing them in 

 a room, where they will have an opportu- 

 nity of imitating the manners and melody 

 of old, high spirited and courageous cock- 

 birds of fine song, or else your obstinate 

 bird will be worth nothing. The advan- 

 tage, however, which he receives, under 

 the tuition of fine birds, is extremely 

 great; as by degrees he acquires the 

 habits, manners and song of the other, 

 until his character at last becomes en- 

 tirely changed. 



If, when you happen to pair a hen with 

 a cock-bird of this hypochondriacal charac- 

 ter, she should by any accident become 

 sick and die, your male bird will, in nine 



