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LINNET. 
Defcriptlon and Char after „ 
T HIS bird is fo univerfally well known, that 
a particular defcription is unnecefTary. ^ 
It is in length, from the point of the bill to the 
end of the tail, five inches and a half long, and 
ufualiy weighs about ten drachms. 
For the fweetnefs of its finging, the Linnet 
is fo much efteemed, that, by many perfons, it 
is thought to excel all I'm all birds. It has cer- 
tainly a curious fine note, little inferior to the 
belt of birds, and may be taught likewife to 
pipe, whiffle, or the fong of any other fine 
bird ; but as its own is fo good, that trouble is 
unneceflary : the natural note of any fine fong- 
bird is ever to be preferred ; but where the bird \ 
has but an indifferent fong of his own, then to 
learn him to pipe, whifile, Sec. is very pleafant, 
and well worth the trouble. It is pretty apt in 
learning, if you bring it up from the neff, and 
will take the Wood-Lark’s fong to perfection, 
or that of the Canary Bird. 
