S6 A Natural Bifiory of 



his Throat, you will fee it fwell and play all 

 the Time he is warbling out his pretty Notes. 

 But let the Hen fing either well or ill, this 

 Motion is never obferved in her Throat. This 

 one Note will be fufBcient to dired you to 

 choofe a Cock- bird at all Times ; when you 

 will find, lor the Generalty, all the other 

 Marks to cofrefpond likewife. ^^^^ 



DkeBians for choojing a Canary bird j and 

 to knouo if he he in Health. 



TH E moft beautiful feathered Birds are 

 of a bright lovely Yellow, with Jett 

 black Spots. The next is the Mealy-'hirdy fo 

 named from the Mealy kind of Colour, which 

 feems to cover his Feathers. The third Sort 

 are called Mottled-birds ^ their chief Colour 

 is White, mottled with black or brownifli 

 Spots. Befides thefe, fbme are all Yellow, 

 others all White, and fome Grey, &c. Thefe 

 laft for Colour are the leaft valued, but 

 often prove as good in Song, as the fineft 

 feathered of them all : The Choice of a good 

 Bird not depending in the leaft on the Co- 

 lour, that being merely Fancy. 



For Health, take a Bird that appears with 

 Life and Boldnefs, ftanding like a S^parrow- 

 Hawk^ not Subjed to be feared at every 

 Thing that ftirs : Therefore when you obferve 



him 



