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or droop at any Time, an Houfe Spider or 

 two will help him ; and let him have a lit- 

 tle* Cochineal in his Water, which is very 

 chearful and good. They Love to Wafli and 

 Prune their Feathers, therefore, when they 

 are fully grown up, let Water in their Cages 

 for that Purpofe. 



It is to be remembered at all Times, to 

 give your Birds wholefome good Food, never 

 ftale or four, and to be ever Mindful of 

 Jceeping them clean ; 'tis the bcft Means 

 to make all Kinds of Birds thrive, by pre- 

 venting many Difeafes they are Subjcd too ; 

 occafioned chiefly from being kept Nafty, and 

 with bad unwholefome Food. 



Black-birds are not taken Old and tamed, 

 but always brought up from the Neft. 



Of the Song-Thnrlb. 



*The Defcription and Characler. 



TH E comraon Song-ThurfJj is a little lels 

 than the Black-bird: The upper Sur* 

 face of the Body, is of an Olive Cclour, with 

 a Mixture of Yellow in the Wiogs ; the 

 Breaft Yellowiih, Ipotted with dusky Spot, 

 and the Belly White. 



There 



