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BRITISH BIRDS. 



great attention in rearing, being subject to a 

 variety of diseases from cold, rain, and dews ; even 

 the sun itself, when they are exposed to its more 

 powerful rays, is said to occasion almost immediate 

 death. As soon as they are sufficiently strong, 

 they are abandoned by the mother, and are then 

 capable of enduring the utmost rigour of our 

 winters. 



