7 8 A Natmal'-Mifbry of 



It hattb ail " Agreeable njdpdiovis Song, wixb: 

 for^e Nc>tes-,like the Engli//j Nighswgak, 

 The Hen is nqt lb/ Beautiful ast^be Gock, be« 

 iDg ffio«e ^rown^ with, a Tinfture of Red: 

 Thefe iipg >ybea ji) C^ge.^, as wdl as:rthe 

 Cock^, and ^r'e broutgfe,^ oye^ with them. . 



Its Strength with its Bill is Surprizing, it being 

 able to crack the Stones of Almonds, Olives, 

 zndhdianlMZy very e;Kpediiioufly, the Ker- 

 nels of which it is very fond of. In Ef7gland 

 they bring^ it 119 feed f:ipon Kfemp, or Canary- 

 leeds ; r it wiir eat alfo the Wood-lark' s^ or 

 Nighthigales Food. There are Perfons with 

 us that highly Value'tficfe Birds, which makes 

 them Ibme times fell at a great Price. I have 

 heard of thofe that have attempted to breed 

 them in England^ but made little of it. If 

 your Bird Ihould be lick, a Spider or Meal- 

 worm will relieve hiin. , 



Of the Yellow-Hammer y ^ 



The Vefcription and Chara&er. 



IT is equal to the Chaffimh in Bignefs : Both 

 Cock and Hen are beautiful Birds; and 

 the Cock will fing very prettily, when in the 

 Fields, but is not kept very common in a 

 Cage; yet he is no contemptable Bird ; be=- 

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