6% A Natural Hijlory of 



known from its finging by Night : In Size 

 he IS about the Bignefs of the Goldfifjch^ 

 fomething longer bodied. 



Thefe Birds are not feen in this King- 

 dom in the Winter Time 5 where they are 

 when abfent from us, is altogether un- 

 known : They come towards the latter End 

 of March, or Beginning of Jpril, and leave 

 us at the latter End of the Summer. Thofe 

 that are kept here in Cages will fing feven or 

 eight Months in the Year, from the Begin- 

 ning of Novemkr till Midfummer : There 

 muft be a great deal of Care taken to keep 

 them clean and warm, and they will fing* all 

 the \yinter. 



7he Marks of the Coch and Hen. 



THERE are no particular Marks in 

 their Colours to know them by 5 

 but as in other Birds ^ fo in thefe the Cock 

 is of a deeper and brighter Colour than 

 the Hen, which, when ken together, may 

 eafily be perceived, and is fomething 

 larger. In Neftlings the Cock may be known 

 by this Token 5 after he hath eaten, he will 

 get upon the Perch, and begin to tune or 

 record to himfelf, which you may obferve 

 by the Motion of his Throat ^ whereas the 

 i^cn at iirft records little, or not at all. 



