Eilgliili Singing- Birds. S^ 



ftrong healthful Birds, and Breed the befl of 

 any. Bat let them be of what Sort chey will, 

 be lure to chufe ftout Birds. If the Cocfc or 

 Hen be very fmalJ, match either one or the 

 other with a larger, as a ftnall yellow Serf, 

 with a large Mealy one, 6fc. which will Itreng- 

 jhen the Breed. 



Towards the Middle of March ^ begirt to 

 Match your Birds, putting one Cock and one;, 

 Hen in a fniall Gage : And when they have- 

 been ib long together, that they are perfl^d- 

 ly reconciled, and well pleafed with each o- 

 ther; towards the End of March or Begin- 

 ning of Aprii^ put them into the breeding 

 Cage, made for that Ufe ; let it be as big a- 

 gain as what we commonly call breeding 

 Cages, that the Birds may have the more 

 room to Fly and Exercife themfelves. htt 

 there be two Boxes in the Cage fpf the Iritn 

 to build in, becaufe flie will fometimes Hatch 

 a fecond Brood, before the firft are fit to Fly, 

 leaving the Care of them to the Cock to feed 

 and bring them up, whilft fhe Breeds in the 

 ther Box ; therefore if fine has not a fpare 

 Box to build in, will be apt to make her Nell 

 upon the Birds, as it fometimes happens and 

 fmoother them, or build fo near that they 

 will fpoil one another. Whilft your Birds are 

 a pairing, feed them with foft Meat; Egg, 

 Bread, Maw-feed, and a little fcalded Rape- 

 feed, hardly a third Part of Egg, this laft, 



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