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 Day after thev fed themfeive^ ; when you 

 find they begia to be familiar;, you may 

 hang them where you pleafe. 



I'here are feveral Opinions as to the 

 Choice of this Bird, fome are for a Nett- 

 ^ I'nvg, and others for a Brancher, hut I am 

 ^ for a Bird that is catch'd in the Beginning 

 of Jpril ; I have brought up feveral Nell- 

 lings which fing very ftout, but they are 

 apt to take any Note th^y happen to hear ; 

 as likewife will ^. Brancher; but a Bird 

 catch'd in April, will firg nothing but his 

 own natural Song, which, I am perfuade*d, 

 is the tineit Harm.ony that any Bird can 

 make. 



ConceiT.hig tbar FOOD. 



I Have heard them talk of Feeding them 

 feveral Ways, one Way is with a Fail:e 

 that thev make in Germany; there is aifo 

 another Sort of Food that is made. up of 

 Pafte and Herbs, and a little Flelh Meat 

 amongil it, which v.dll keep for near a 

 Week; but I know a Gentleman who hid 

 fome of this l^afte, and gave an extraordi- 

 nary Price for the Bird, weich when he eat 

 of, he foon after died. 



My Wav of Feeding is y/ith Sheep's 



^ Heart and Egg, thus : I take my Heart 



and give it them in the fummer-ldme, 



raw, chopp'd very fine, and iikewiie boii 



an 



