3 2, A Natural Hlflory of 



Song of any other .fine Bird ; bat as his own 

 is lo good, that Trouble is unneccflary ; the 

 natural Note of any fine Song Bird, to my 

 Fancy, is ever to be preferred, but where the 

 Bird has but an indifferent Song of his own, 

 then to learn him to Pipe, Whiftle, &c\ is 

 Pleafant, and well worth the Trouble. He 

 is pretty apt in Learning, if you bring him up 

 from the Neft, and will take the Wood-lark's 

 Song to Perfedion, or that of Canary Bird's. 



The Marks of the Cock and Hen. 



YOU may know the Cock-bird, either old 

 or young by thefe two Marks ; firft, the 

 Feathers on his Back are much Browner than 

 thole of the Hen ; fecond, by the White of 

 hisVVing. Take your Linnet^ when the Wing- 

 feathers are Grown, and Stretch out hisWing, 

 holding his Body faft with the other Hand, 

 and then obferve the White upon three or 

 four Feathers ; if it appears clear and bright, 

 and Reaches up to the Quills, it is a fure 

 Sign of a Cock-bird ; for the White in the 

 Wing of the Hen is much lels, and fainter. 



The Time and Manner of their Building. 



THE Linnet has young Ones by the tui 

 of April^ or Beginning of May ; builds 

 commonly in a thick Bulh or Hedge • I have 

 ft en her in both black and white Thorn ; ftie 



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