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much troubled at their Imprifonment in a 

 Cage ; for, if they have eontinued there a 

 good while, they like it fo well, that though 

 you let them loofe, they will not fly away ; 

 but when fcated, fly diredly to their Cage 

 for Shelter, as I have proved by Experience. 

 They are called in fome Places, Draw- 

 waters, from their aptnefs to learn to draw 

 their Water when they want to Drink, in a 

 little Ivery Bucket, fattened to a fmall Chain, 

 made for that Purpofe : 'Tis a pretty Sight to 

 fee wi:h what Dexterity thefe little Creatures 

 . will* pull up their Bucket, Drink, and throw it 

 down again ; and lift up the Lid of a fmall 

 Box, or Bin, with their Bill, to come at their 

 Meat, &c. They are wonderfully delighted 

 with viewing themfelves ia a Glafs, fixed to. 

 the Back of their Bucket board, where they 

 will fet upon their Perch, Pruning and Dref- 

 fing themfelves with the greateftCare imagin- 

 able, often looking in the Glafs, and placing 

 (every Feather in the Nicefl Order; no Lady 

 can take greater Plealure, or be more nice 

 in Drefling herfelf than this little beautiful 

 Biid is in rectifying allDiforders in his Plume, 

 pot fuffering a Feather to lay a mils. 



The Goldfinch is a long lived Bird, that 

 will fomctimes reach to the Age of twenty 

 Years : Mr. Wtlloughhy makes mention of one 

 that lived Twenty-three Years. They are 

 PJrds that fly in Flocks, oi: Companies ; and 



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