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to this difeafe 5 but moft commonly Throfiles, Blackbirds, and Stares, which feed up- 

 on foft meat. I have alfo known Nightingales to be troubled with it, that have been 

 fed too much with Eggs hard-boy led. For the remedy of this ( for the bird will ne- 

 ver eat his meat kindly, nor fing with any ftomach fo long as he hath it ) take the bird 

 in your hand, and having opened his Bill, with a Needle take that hardnefsoff from 

 the top of his Tongue, and the fides of his Bill alfo 5 and give him as in the precedent 

 difeafe. 



10. The difeafe of the Rump, known by the birds growing melancholy, and ab- 

 ftaining from finging. The beft remedy whereof is to cut off that fharp part that 

 lies upon the top of the Rump, and give him fome cleanfing thing in his meat, and 

 refreshing thing in his water. 



11. The flux of the Belly or Scouring. For remedy whereof pluck oft the Tail- 

 feathers, and the feathers about the Vent, and anoint the place with Oyl or Capons 

 greafe, and if they be hard-beak'd birds, inftead of Hemp-feed, or Rape-feed, give 

 them Pumpion feeds [ or red Beet feeds ] for two or three days 5 if foft-beak'd, give 

 them nothing but the yolks of hard-boy I'd Eggs. 



12. Moulting or calling their feathers is a kind of difeafe common to all birds. At 

 that time they all grow melancholy, and ceafe to fing, and forfake their meat, and fome 

 of them will be very lick. For help of this Jldrovand advifes to fprinkle them twice 

 or thrice a Week with Wine not too ftrong, then fetting them in the Sun till they be 

 dry, and after putting ibme greens about their Cage. 



To preferve birds of all kinds in hea\th,Aldrovand faith, it would be ufeful to purge 

 them once a month with Pumpion feeds decorticated, Lettuce, Succory, Beet, Pim- 

 pernel, or Mercury, which laft herb is proper to the Linnet. Such birds as are ufed 

 to dull: themfelves, it would without doubt be convenient to put fand or duft in their 

 Cages j for this basking themfelves in the duft rids them of Lice and Vermine : 

 Likewife, fuch as are ufed to wafh themfelves ought to have water fet them for that 

 purpoie. 



It would alfo be of advantage, indeed it were neceffary, to put a little fine gravel 

 in their Cages, that they may pickup and fwallowfome grit or fmallftones, to help 

 them in grinding their meat in their ftomachs, as wild birds are ufed to do, in whole 

 Gizzards you will never fail to findfmall ftone^and grit. 



Olina advifes in tumours or impoftumes on the head, ( which are moft incident to 

 birds of a hot complexion ) to cauterize the place affected with a hot Iron, and then 

 anoint it with black Sope diflblved, or Oyl and hot allies. Some ufe to purge the 

 birds, before they burn them, with juyce of Beet. 



For the Aphtha he prefcribes lightly to touch the Palate with a feather dipt in ho- 

 * Erimftoae. ney of Rotes, which hath been ftiarpned with a little Oyl of * Sulphur. 



Forthe Afihma^ or fhortnefs of breath, he advifes to drop two or three drops of 

 Qxymel into their throats with a feather, mingling thereof alfo with their water for 

 two or three days, or dillblve white Sugar-candy in their water. 



Hoarfenefs and lofs of voice he faith is remedied by giving them for their drink a 

 decoction of Jujubes, dried Figs, and pounded, boifd in common water, 



and that for two days, and the next two or three days juyce of Beet : And if it be in 

 Summer time fetting them all night in the open air, fo as the dew may not fall upon 

 them. 



For a fcouring he commends water in which Iron is quencht, or a light decoction 

 of Services, or Cornelian Cherries. 



For coftivenefs he advifes to put a feather anointed with oyl into the Fundament 

 once or twice a day for two days, giving them alfo the fame days juyce of Beet. 



For the Gout : Waftiingthe Legs andFeet twice a day for four or five days with a 

 decoclion of the root of white Hellebore in common water, as hot as the Bird can 

 endure it 5 and for want thereof bathing it with Brandy Wine, or Aqua Vita?. 



To ftir up and quicken birds to fing, give them fomewhat that they are moft greedy 

 of, and moft delighted in, or fomething that is heating. Some ufe to give them Lin- 

 feed mingled with Pine-kernels pounded 3 putting in their drinking Cup two or three 

 Chives of Saffron, encompaffing their Cages with fome pleating verdure, as of 



Birds fed with Pafte are wont to have their drinking Cup fet without their Cages 3 

 Seed- birds within. Keep their Cages neat, and in the bottom put in Winter-time hay 

 or ftraw broken, in Summer-time fand. So far Olina. I fuppofe it would be conve- 

 nient to give them a little gravel in their Cages all times of the year for the reafon be- 

 fore intimated. „L 



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