Engliffi Singing- Birds. a^ 



Holes of old Walls, Trees, &c. Their 

 Eggs are like the Hedge Sparrow's, hm of a 

 paler Blue, and not fo big. 



This Bird is faid to be of fo dogged 

 and fullen a Temper, that if taken when 

 old, will not for fome Days look at his 

 Meat ■; and when he feeds himfelf will 

 foraetimes continue a whole Month with- 

 cut finging ^ but if brought up young, they 

 become gentle and tame 5 and with re- 

 gard to her Neft, they fay, (he is the fliieft 

 of all Birds, for if (he perceives you to 

 mind her when (he is building, (he will 

 forfake what (he hath begun 5 and if you 

 touch an Egg, never comes to her Neft 

 more ; and if you touch the young ones, 

 will either ftarve or throw them out of the 

 Neft and break their Necks, as Mr. Wil" 

 hghby fays, he found by Experience more 

 than once. 



The Young are to be taken at ttn Days 

 old, and are to be fed and ordered as 

 the Nightingale or Robln-Red-Breaft, Keep 

 them warm, and they willfingin the Night 

 as well as in the Day, and will learn to 

 whiftle, and imitate other Birds ; When 

 wild it feeds upon Infefts, &c. like the 

 Robin or Nightingale^ and 'tis thought comes 

 to us in Summer-time,. and goes away in 

 the Winter; of which Matter I own my 

 felf ignorant. 



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