5x A Natural Hi (lory of 



the lateft Time for taking thefe Birds, be- 

 caufe they are early breeding Birds, that if 

 the Weather be mild, couple at that Time, 

 or loon after ; befides, the Bird taken then is 

 worth very little ; 'tis true, he will fing almoft 

 as loon as you have him, by realbn of his 

 Ranknels in accompaning with the Hen, but 

 will foon fall off from his Song, and you hear 

 but little more from him all that Summer. 



All the Wood-larks taken at different Sea- 

 fons, muft be fed alike with Hemp-feed 

 bruiled very fine, and mixed with Bread and 

 Egg hard boil'd and grated, or chop'd as 

 fmall as poffible. When he is firft taken, he 

 will be ftiie for a little Time ; you muft lift 

 fine red Gravel in the Bottom of his Cage, 

 and fcatter fome of his Meat upon it, which 

 will intice him to eat Iboner than out of hia 

 Trough ; you may leave that off when you 

 find he eats out of the latter freely. 



In a great Meafurc, order his Diet as the 

 SkieJark'sy give him no Turf of Graft, but 

 often fine red Gravel in his Cage, and when 

 not well, inftead of that, put Mould full of 

 Ants, which is the moft agreeable Live-food 

 you can give him. Or give him Meal-worms, or 

 Hog-Lice, not more then two or three a Day : 

 And let him have a little Saffron or Liquorice 

 Ibmetimes in his Water. If he fhould fcour, 

 grate Chalk or Cheefe among his Meat, and 

 amongft his Gravel likewile. He will eat 



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