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net, in great numbers ; the young flight in 
June, July, or Augufl ; but the befl time for 
catching them is about Michaelmas : they fre- 
quent the flelcls where the thiftle, and thofe 
other feeds grow, as mentioned before; they 
are eafily caught, being of fo gentle and fami- 
liar a nature, and will both feed and flng pre- 
sently ; when you flrA take them, you may give 
them hemp-feed cracked, or home of the fame 
they love to feed upon in the fields; yon nvay 
foon bring them to feed on the canary, which 
i-s more wholefome, and agrees better with them 
than hemp- feed. 
