PLATE XXIV. 
The Female Black-Bird. 
T^HIS Bird differs much from the male both in colour and fize, is of a folitary nature never af- 
fociating with any other than her own fpecies (he frequents retired places, remote lanes, ditches, and 
dark walks. In fuch places her nefl is to be found it is compofed of dirt and cow-dung lined with 
the fame mixed with dirty ftraw, which when matted together and dry is hard and folid as a peice of 
clay. They lay five eggs rather fmall ; they feed in the winter on hips and haws, and grubs of all 
forts. In the fummer they feed on fmall fruit and are deftru£live enemies to gardens to cherries in 
particular, and are bold adventurers in purfuit of them. 
No. VIII. 
