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often, that is, three or four times a year, according a-s 



theylofe their Neft. 



The young Blach^-birds are brought up almoft with 

 any meat vvhatfocver ••> but above all,they love Ground- 

 worms, Shceps-heart,hard Eggs, and white Bread and 

 Milk mixt together. 



This Bird fings fomewhat more than three months 

 in the year i hisNote.j as 1 faid, is harlh, therefore to 

 adde a value to him, let him be taught to whilUe , yet 

 put^ong and Whittle together, in my judgment it is 

 htter for a large hine than a Lady's Chamber. 



Of the THROSTLE. 

 • 



|F Throfiles there be five kinds? the Mifile'throjile, 

 tiie Northern'throjile or Felfare^ the JFind-thro^le^ 

 the Wood-Jong-thro(ik^ and the Bcath-throjile, 



The hrft is the largeli of all the live, and the moft 

 beautiful i it feeds for the raoft part on the Berries of 

 Millletoe : and iince that they are fo good againft the 

 Falling-ticknefs and Convuliions, thefe throjiles^ when 

 dried and pulverized and drank in the water of Miftle- 

 toe, or Black- cherry-water, are much more eife^ual 

 againd thofe two Diiiempers. He fings but little, and 

 therefore though the young ones are ealietobe brought 

 up, being hardy, yet he is not worth the keeping i for 

 his Notes arc rambling and confufed, yet not lavilh 

 neither. 



The fecond is the Felfare, who comes into England 

 before Michae!m4f^ and goes away about the beginning 

 of March. In hard weather they feed on Hips and 

 Haws ■■) but when it is indifferently warm, there being 

 neither Fwi\ nor Snow on the ground, they feed on 

 young Gsafs and Worms. They 



