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 low, but in the Hen's it is more languid 

 and pale. 



The Story I promifed to relate was 

 thus : 



FO R want of a due Obfervation of the 

 above-mentioned Rules, one who coun- 

 ted himfelf a compleatjudge, put two Hens 

 together to breed, and would not be con- 

 vinced by all the Arguments which were 

 ufed to per;u:.de him to the contrary, by 

 fome, who always miade thefeObfervations, 

 the proper Maxim of Dillinclion between 

 the Cock and Hen, till at lail his fuppofed 

 Cock had laid more Eggs than his Sifter 

 Hen, which made him acknowledge his 

 Obilinacy, and own himfelf a Subjecl for 

 Laughter. 



Cof2ctr?2irig the Czn2.Yy-Birds when they he^ 

 gin to Build, or tbojeyou ini€7idf:r Breed- 



THESE Birds breed four or five 

 Times in a Year, and commonly lay 

 four, five, or fix Eggs at a Tim.e, I have 

 knovvn feven, but that I think too many ; 

 the moft young Ones I ever did know 

 brought up at a Time in one Neft was fix, 

 they.iet fourteen Days including the Day 

 you let them, they that are minded to breed 



and 



