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The Male Black-Bird 
Is much fmaller and genteeler than the female although long in feather. They are frequently 
fliot and brought to the London markets with other fmall birds for eating. It is a clofe feathered 
bird, his fong is Ihort but much admired, it feldom lafts longer than three or four months, which is 
in breeding feafon, during which time he is to be feen fmging on fome branch near his neft which is 
eafily to be found by obferving him as he always fits facing it. They generally build within three 
or four feet of the ground. When moft other birds are filent at the clofe of evening, the Black- 
bird fings until the fun is fet. 
