Ehglifli Singing-Birds. <f j 



The Marks of the Coch and Hen, 



TH E Cock is of a dark brown upon 

 the Head and Back ; his Breaft ahd 

 Belly whitifli ; the Tail and Wings are va- 

 ried with a bright Yellow, and blackiffi 

 Lines. The Bird with the largeft Eye is 

 generally thought to be a Cock. The Hen 

 Bird is all over of a redifli brown Colour, 

 excepting the Lines a-crofs her Tail and 

 Wings which are black and rediih. The Dif- 

 ference in young Birds can hardly be known 

 till the Cocks begin to record and fing, 



The Time and Manner of their Buitdingy &cd 



THE Wren has young Ones in My/ 5 

 (he builds her Neft fometimes by the 

 Walls of Houfes, in the Back-fides of Sta- 

 bles, or other Out- Houfes, but more com- 

 monly in Woods and Hedges, in a very ar- 

 tificial Manner, having the Form of a Su- 

 gar Loaf, without of Mofs 5 within of Hair^ 

 VVooI, or Feathers, and hath in the Middle 

 of the Side a Door or Paffage, by which 

 it goes in and out 5 (he lays a great Num- 

 ber of Eggs, fometimes fifteen or fixteen, 

 but many times hatches not above half 



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