as l^C:, former, and you will quickly have 

 thenn, for they will not leave the Place ^>vlTei;e 

 they Ufe to Refort. It is proper to xWs dkS^- 

 as.fhey fay, at his firfl coming, to .fe^tl^, , or' 

 f^iZQ ;Upon one Place as its Freehpla,. ifito 

 which it will not admk any other Nt^tj^gal^ 

 hi5i4;^jts Mate. ..■-. ..., ■ .-• ',: •" 



,\,TI?,efe Birds are taken like wife with Eime- 

 Twigs, by placing thpm upon the Hedgt^^l 

 near vvh\ere they fiog, ' with Meal-worms f^- 

 ftened at proper Place^, to aliure. them t;9 the 

 Snare ; but I thitik tii^.!X'i*;apv(5^:age,tis a great 

 deal the beft Way pf catching; them., 

 • As loon as you have ^ taken one,, tie the 

 Tips of his Wings with foine Thread, not 

 ftraining it too hard,^ tQ prevent hjs beating 

 himftlf againft the Top and Wi^rs of the 

 Cage • he will grow tame the Iboner for it, 

 and be more apt to eat his Meat. You foould 

 put bim in a Nightingales Back Cage, or if 

 ^n;open or>e, darken one Side with Cloth or 

 Paper ; and at lirft hang him in feme private 

 Place, that he be not difturbed. Feed him 

 onc^ in. ^n Hour and Half, or two Hour3 

 with Sheep's Heart and Egg Ihred fmall and 

 fine, mingling amongft the fame, fome Ants, 

 or Meal^v/orms. And becaufe no Wghtingak 

 will at fir ft eat any Sheep's Heart or Egg, 

 but muft be brought to it by Degrees ; his 

 Food being live Meat, as Worms, Ants, Ca- 

 ferpiliars^ oy Flies; therefore taking the pir4 



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