FOOD OF SMALL BIRDS. 27 



a Greenfinch provided with 80 grains, by weight, 

 of wheat, in 24 hours, consumed 70, hut of a thick 

 paste, made of flour, egg, c., it consumed upwards 

 of JOO grains. 



A Goldfinch consumed about 90 grains of Canary- 

 seed in 24 hours. 



Sixteen Canaries consumed at the average rate of 

 100 grains each, in 24 hours. 



The consumption of food by these birds compared 

 with the weights of their bodies, was about one-sixth, 

 which, supposing a man to consume food in the same 

 proportion to his weight, would amount to about 25 

 pounds for every 24 hours! 



