HISTORY 
SINGING BIRDS, 
BLACK-BIRD. 
The Defcription and Char after . 
HIS is a well-known bird, being common 
in moil, if not all the counties in Eng- 
land ; therefore needs not a particular defcrip- 
tion. He is the largeft fo g-bird that l know 
of, found in this kingdom ; and like wile one of 
the fir ft that proclaim the welcome Spring, by 
his fhrill harmonious voice, as if he were die 
harbinger of Nature, to awaken the reft of the 
feathered tribe to prepare for the approaching 
feafon ; and by the fweet modulation of his 
tuneful accents, endeavours to delight the hen, 
and allure her to fubmit to his embraces, 
even before there are leaves on the trees, and 
