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times a year , and the young ones are very hardy 

 birds to be brought up. You may feed them with 

 white Bread and Rape bruifed and foaked together : 

 He is apter to take the "Whiftle than another Bird's 

 Song. Al! that can be faid of him, he is a very dull 

 Bird, and will never kill himfelf either by fingingor 



whirling. 



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^'^l<)f^m'U<^nQM^^^ P A R R o w. 



THis is not fo defpicable a bird as fome would have 

 it \ for if you will mind its Song, you will firtd 

 very delightful Notes, and lings early in the Spring 

 with great variety. Old or young become tame very 

 quickly, and will ilng in a fhort time after they are ta- 

 ken i fo that you take them at the latter end of Janw 

 ary or beginning of February : they Will feed almoft on 

 any thing you give them. 



They commonly build in a White-thorn or private 

 Hedge, laying Eggs much djucrent from other Bird s^ 

 being of a very hne blue colour. This Bird is very 

 tradlable, and will take any bird's Song almoft, if ta- 

 ken young cut of theNeft. I (hall only fpdak a few 

 Experiments -of fjtThers, and deliver fome Obfervations 

 of ray own concerning the length of Birds lives, and 

 which are moft proper for whiiiling, and fo {hall endl 

 this Treatife. 



Firft, As to the length of Birds Lives : Among Nigh- 

 iingales fome live but one year, fome three, fome five, 

 fome eight, and fome twelve » finging better and bet- 

 ter for the firft feven or eight years, and after that 

 decline by little and little : They muft have careful 

 keepers that can preferve their lives to the fifth year i 



experi- 



