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nerally find the young Birds ; if you mils 

 them, fearch narrowly about, for they will 

 creep into fome Hole and lie clofe, or in a 

 large Turf of Grals, &c. fometimes they will 

 run away among the Grafs or Corn^ exceed- 

 ing faft, when they do that, you can very 

 ftldom catch any : You muft wait for the old 

 Ones bringing them Meat again, but don't 

 run in the firft Time, fee if they come two 

 or three Times with Meat, and fettle at the 

 fame Place, if at different Places, and at lit- 

 tle Diftances from each other, then you may 

 be fure the young Ones have ftraggled in 

 the fright, and are at thofe different Places ; 

 you may then run in where you judge they 

 are by the conftant coming of the old Birds, 

 which will find them out, and foon get them 

 together again. 



When you take any of thefe Birds, put 

 them in a large Cage with Hay or courfe 

 Bran at the Bottom, and feed and order them 

 as you do the Neftling, If you find them 

 iiillen, that they won't eat, you muft for a 

 little while cram them with Sheep's Heart, 

 (^c. they will foqn come too. Thefe Birds 

 generally prove as good, or better than thofe 

 raifed from the Neft. 



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