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fome to the other ; for my Part, I could 

 never find fuch a Difference as to efteem one 

 Sort before the other, for the fame Birds may 

 build in any of thofe Places, as they find it 

 moft convenient for them. She lays four or 

 five Eggs lightly tindared with a greenilh 

 Blue. 



of the Toungy honjo to Order them, &c. 



THE Starling has four or five young 

 Ones at a Breeding; they may be taken 

 when double Pen-feathered, which is about 

 ten Days old ; taking the fame Care in keep- 

 ing them very clean and warm, as was direded 

 in the Black-bird and 7'harfi: You may put 

 them in a Basket in clean Straw, and bring 

 them up with the fame Meat, and after the 

 fame Manner as young Black-hirdsy feeding 

 them every two Hours, five or fix fmall 

 Pieces at a Time; let them have enough, but 

 never over-load the Stomachs of young Birds, 

 it does them more Harm than Good. Every 

 Time you feed, or take them in Hand, you 

 may Talk to them what you would have them 

 learn; they are apt Birds, and will take it 

 prefently. To flic their Tongues, as many 

 People Advife and Practice, .that the Birds, 

 as they fay, may fpeak the Plainer, is of no 

 Service, they will Talk as well without, as I 



have 



