i8 A Natural Hiftory of 



ufually four Eggs, but fometimes five, of a 

 whitifh Colour, fpotted with a few, large, 

 Reddifh-brown Spots, with a few fmall Specks 

 and Screaks at the bigeft End of the fame 



Colour. 



of the Toungy honu to Order them^ &c. 



THE Chaffinch has commonly but four 

 young Ones at a breeding, you may take 

 them when they are about ten Days old ; and 

 feed them as you do the Goldfinch or Linnet ; 

 they are hardy Birds that may be eafily raifed : 

 And when they are out of Order, apply the 

 fame Things as you do to thofe Birds when 

 ficfc. 



Thefe Birds are taken with Chp-nets m 

 great Plenty, in June and July^ efpecially 

 the young Flight, which we call Branchers^ 

 when they come to Drink at their Watering- 

 Place, &c. therefore 'tis hardly worth the 

 Trouble of bringing them from the Neft, 

 though fome that are bred under the fweet 

 Song Chaffinch, fometimes prove very good 

 Birds. 



Of 



