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To know a Cock from (3 He a, 



IF you have a Neft, take the Bird that 

 is the higheft Colour, and the brighteft 

 White in his Wing, likewiie the browneil 

 in the Back ; if you are curious to know 

 the Cock, as fbu^n as they feed themfelves, 

 pull five or fix Feathers oiF their Ereafts, 

 and if they be Cocks, in ten or twelve Days 

 Time, they'll come out red, if Hens, they'll 

 come much the fame Colour as they were 

 before ; likewife if you haveBranchers, and 

 don't kfiow the Cocks from the Hens, you 

 may do the fame, for all Cocks are oi a 

 PuxP-k Red on th^ Bread, and the Heas 

 grey,, 



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21?^ Green-Bird. 



WHICH in feveral Countries is call'J 

 the Greenfinch or Green-Linnet, is 

 a very ftrong hardy Bird; and fitter for the 

 Spit than for Singing -, he is a verv fine 

 Bird to ring the Bell, in the Cage : if you 

 bring him up from the Nefi: he'll learn ei- 

 ther to Whittle or Pipe, or fing any Birds 

 Song you m.ay feed him with the fame 

 Victuals as you do a Linnet or Chaffinch, 

 and if Sick, the fame Vi£luals that cures a 

 Linnet will cure him. You may catch hhn; 

 v/ithClap-Nets, as you do Linnets.and other. 

 F z. Bu^; 



