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 thefe lafl are the moil contemptible for their 

 Colour, but yet are generally as good in- 

 Nature as any -, but as I faid before, the 

 Choice of Colours only depends on the Per- 

 fon who is to be the Buyer.- 



^0 chiife a Bird in Health. 



IN the firft Place, Let him- be- a young: 

 fprightl^/Bird, andftrait, ftandingwith 

 Vigour, like a fparrow-Hawk, not fubjed:' 

 to be fearful, but after flinging himfelftwa* 

 or three Times from the Pearcht j the Top^ 

 of the Cage, he will iliake himfelf, and un- 

 dauntedly ilrut, as if void of all Fear, and^ 

 appear vigorous, fleek and flrait : But to^ 

 obferve this well, fet the Bird at a- conveni- 

 ent Diftance from you, that this may not 

 wholly be the Etfeds of Fear, for a Bircfe 

 that is a little Sick will do v/hat is above- 

 mentioned, and appear fleekandtrim dur- 

 ing the Time of his Surprifc, and while you 

 fland too near his Cage, and by the Craft- 

 of the Perfon who would fell a fick Bird ; 

 by this many may be deceived, by their 

 fiurting at the Cage with their Hand, as if 

 pointing at the Bird to fhow the beauty of 

 hiiii, he will [tand ftrait, draw up his Fea- 

 thers Qeek, and appear as I have before-- 

 mentioned, and fo deceive the Buyer *, but 

 by hanging him up, or fctting him atfome 

 Diftancefrorayou, if he is not well; he will 



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