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 black Sort, is commonly as black as the 

 Cock of the grey Sort ; however, be of 

 which Sort it will, the Cocks be blacker 

 than the Hens, but the blackeft Sort I take 

 to be the beft, and Whiftle the longed in 

 the Year. 



The Thruih, in [07726 Country called the 

 Throftle, 



THERE are three or four Sorts, the 

 firft is a red Wing, the next is what 

 Is generally called a Song-Thrufh, and 

 builds in \\'oods or Orchards ; another is 

 the fmall blacker Sort, and builds upon the 

 Heaths or Commons ■, the next is the great 

 large Thruih, called a Meafle-Taw ; He is 

 very large and handfome, but better for a 

 Spit than for a Song. A Wood Song 

 1 hrufh is very fine Bird, and Sings nine 

 or ten Months in the Year, he builds with 

 Mofs on the outlide, and commonly Clay 

 orCow-Dung the infide ; the Heath Thrufli 

 is much of the fame Nature, only builds 

 his Neft in the Furzes, and in fom.e Coun- 

 tries are called ^^'ins. This Bird breeds 

 very foon in the Year, I have had young 

 Ones in March i they are fed with the fame 

 Food as a Black-Bird. This Bird is migh- 

 ty fubje6l to the Cramp, epecially if he 

 be kept dirty, I have had thofe that could 



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