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your Ear or fancy, either with Sweet-fong, Lavifh- 

 note, or Long-fong, which is belt, having moft variety 

 of Notes. Some like thofe that xvhvikjinA chew like 

 unto a Tii-larkj* others are for thofe that begin like a 

 Sk^e-larJ^;, and fo continue their Song with a long, yet 

 fweet Note i a third fort are for thofe that begin their 

 Song with the Sk^e-lark^^ and then run upon the Notes 

 of the Nightingale^ which is very pleafant if he does 

 it well : The laft is for aloud Note and lavifli, regar- 

 ding no more in it than a noife. 



if you would know whether your Canary'hird be in 

 health before you purchafe him, take him out of the 

 Store- cage,and put him into a clean Cage alone , where 

 if he ftand boldly without crouching, without (hrink- 

 ing Feathers , and his Eyes looking brisk and chear- 

 fully •-, thefe are good fignes of a healthy Bird : But 

 now obfcrve, if he bolts his Tail like a N/^/:>itfwg^/e af- 

 ter he hath dunged, it (hews he is not well i though he 

 feem lively for the prefent,there is fome Diftemper near 

 attending : likewife if he either dung very thin and 

 watty, or of a iliray white, and no blacknefs in it ; 

 thefe arc dangerous fignes of death approaching. 



Thefe Birds are fubjed to many Difeafes, as Impo- 

 fthumes which afflidt their head, and are of a yellow 

 colour, caufing a great heavinefs, and withal a falling 

 from the Pearch, and death enfuing, if this Malady be 

 not fpcedily cured. The moft approved Cure is to 

 make an Ointment of frefh Butter and Capons-greafe 

 melted together, and anoint therewith the Bird's Im- 

 pofthume three or four days together : if it become foft, 

 open it gently and let out the matter ? then anoint the 

 place with fome of the fame Ointment, and this will 

 immediately cure him : during the Cure, give him Figs, 

 and Liquorifh, and white Sugar-candy in his Wa- 

 ter. 



Canary-birds above three yeais oW are called Runts » 



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