They breed upon certain Rocks near the Scotifh 

 Shore three or four times a year, and are there in very 

 great numbers ; They are not fo fit tor the Cage as 

 the Spit, having a moft lamentable untun'd chattering 

 tone: in Froft and Snow they are very fat, and then. 

 are moft delicate food > but being killed in open wea- 

 ther, they are fo bitter, that they are not worth the 

 eating. 



Thirdly, the Wind-throfile, ( or Whindle ) which 

 travels with the Fdfare out of the North, is a fmaljer 

 Bird, with a dark red under his Wing. He breeds in 

 Woods and Shaws as Song-throfiks ufe to do, and hath 

 an indifferent Song, exceeding the two former j but 

 yet they are fitter for the Pot or Spit than for a Gage 

 or Avery. 



The fourth is the JVood-fong-thmJikj and fings moft 

 incomparably, both laviftily, and with variety of Notes : 

 To adde to his eftimation, he fings at lealt nine of the 

 twelve months in the year. 



They build about the fame time, place, and manner 

 as the Black^hird does : her policy in the building of 

 her Neft is much to be admired, fince the compofurc 

 cannot be mended by the art of Man : Befides the cu- 

 rious building, ftie leaves a little hole in the bottom of 

 her Neft, as I conceive to let out the Water, if a vio- 

 lent ftiower ftiould come, that fo her Eggs or young 

 ones may not be drowned. 



They go very loon to Neft if the Weather fa- 

 vour them, and breed three times a year, that is, in 

 March ot Aprils May and June \ but the firft Birds u- 

 fually prove the beft. 



Take them in the Neft when they are fourteen 

 days old , and keep them warm and clean , not 

 fuifering them to fit on their Dung, but fo con- 

 trive it, that they dung over the Neft. Feed them 

 with raw Meat and fome Bread chopped togethes 

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