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of Pack-threacJ, faltning at every fix inches a Moofe 

 made with Horfe-hair •> two hairs are fufficient. Now 

 fince I have already defcribed this way of taking Larkif-, 

 I (hall defift, and onely inform you that thofe Larks you 

 intend to preferve for Gnging, muft be taken in OCiober 

 or November : Chufe the ftraighteft, largeft, and loftieft 

 Bird, and he that hath moft white on his Tail, four 

 thefe are the marks of the Cock, Obfervc in this Bird, 

 as in all others, that you give no fait Meat, nor Bread 

 feafon'd with fait. 



Of the LINNET. 



THeir Ncfts are ufually in Thorn-buQies and Furz- 

 bu(hcs •> and fome of the hotter fort of them will 

 breed four times a year. The young ones may be taken 

 at four days old,if you intend to teach them to whiftle, 

 or learn the Song of other Birds: for being fo young, 

 they know not the tune of the old Bird. Being (o 

 young, keep them very warm, and feed them often, 

 and a little at a time : there mult be bruifed foaked 

 Kape-feeds, with the like quantity of white bread, ol 

 which there muft be frefti made every day to prevent 

 fowring, which will make them fcowr to death : let 

 not their Meat be too dry, for fear of being Vent- 

 burnt. If you intend they (hall whiftle, do you whiftle 

 to them in the time of Feeding, being more apt tc 

 learn before they can crack hard feeds. Whatever Bird 

 you intend your Linnet (hall learn his Notes of, hang 

 him under it, and he will perfectly imitate him : nay. 

 fo docible this Bird is, as I have been credibly infor- 

 med, that fome of them have been taught to fpeak, 

 To know the Cock from the Hen, mult not alwayj 



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