24 -^ Natural Hiflory of 



This, as I faid before, is a long lived and 

 very healthful Bird, that is feldom out of 

 Order ; but when I find him droop, I give 

 him Saffron in his Water, if he has a fcouring, 

 crumble a little dry Chalk in his Cage, or a- 

 mong his Seed, or ftick a Bit betwixt the 

 Wiers of his Cage, and Gravel at the Bottom, 

 and try him with a little Thiftle-feed, or other 

 Seeds which they Delight to feed upon when 

 wild : The firft may be found in the great 

 Thiftle, at the Bottom of a white Down. 



Theft Birds are taken almoft at any Time 

 of the Year, either with Lime-Twigs, or the 

 Clap-net, in great Numbers ; the young 

 Flight in June^ J^^^j ^^ Augufi ; but the 

 bed Time for catching them is about Michael- 

 mas: They frequent the Fields where the 

 Thiftle, and thole other Seeds grow, as men- 

 tioned before : They are eafily caught, be- 

 ing of fb gentle and familiar a Nature, and 

 will both feed and fing prefently ; when you 

 firft take them, you may give them Hemp- 

 feed, or fome of the fame they love to feed 

 upon in the Fields ; you may foon bring 

 •them to feed on the Canary, which is more 

 wholefome, and agrees better with them than 

 Hemp-feed. 



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