Englifli Singing^Bivds. ar" j 



of a deep Yellow ; in the Hen the tip and 

 upper Part is black ; the Mouth in both is 

 Yellow within : The Hen, and Cock- birds 

 are rather brown, or of a dark Ruffet, than 

 black, and their Bellies of an Afh-colour * 

 but after he has mewed his Chicken Feathers, 

 he becomes Cole- black. 



T'he Time and Manner of the Black-bird-s 



Building her NeJIj Sec. 



THIS Bird, as I obferved before, breeds 

 very foon in the Year ; has young Ones 

 by the end of March^ or looner : They build 

 their Neft very artificially ; the Outfide of 

 Mols, flender Twigs, Bents, and Fibres of 

 Roots, all very ftrongly cemented, and join'd 

 together with Clay ; plaiftering the Infide 

 alfo, and Lining it with a Covering of fmall 

 Straws, Bents, Hair, or other foft Matter; 

 upon which fbe lays four or five Eggs, fel-- 

 dom more, of a bluiih green Colour, full of 

 dusky Spots. They build pretty open, ge-. 

 nerally in a Hedge, near the Ground, and be^ 

 fore there are many Leaves upon the Bufhes, 

 which fo expofes their Neil, confidering the 

 largenefs of it, that it may be eafily dif^ 

 covered. 



The Cavity of a compleat Neft I mea- 

 furedj it was two Inches and an Half deep \ 



