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 the Hen ; the Hen flievvs a little Bhclc In 

 the Wing, but Grey to a Cock, they are 

 iikewlfe grey over the Bill where the' Co^k 

 is black: This is Vhe beil Account I can 

 give you to know a Cock Goldfinch. You 

 may itop thefe Birds as you do Linnets. 



^he Bullfinch. 



THIS is a very fine Bird both for 

 Beauty and taking any Song, having 

 but a very indifferent one of his own. You 

 may learn him to Pipe feveral Tunes at 

 Command, iikewife to Whiftle by the 

 Mouth 5 you may learn him to fpeak like- 

 wife. I have had fome both whiftle and 

 fpeak feveral Words at Command ; and the 

 Rarity of thefe Birds is, when you have 

 learned them they never forget what they 

 have learned, if you hang thjm among ever 

 fo many Birds. I have known them fold 

 for eight, nine, or ten Guineas a Bird •, \ 

 myfeif have fold one for feven Guineas. 



To find their Nefls. 



THESE Bi rds ha Ye . no young Ones 

 before the latferf End, or Aday, or Be-, 

 ginning of 7/^???'*, they commonly build m; 

 an Orchard or )Vood/ orin a Park,' where 

 are 'a grea t m.any^ Trees , they make J but a 

 very indifferent Neft, yet they have young 



