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be attended to ; by which some pretend to be able 
jj^t j them in less than a week after they are 
'^hiti 
'ed. These are, the breadth and purity of the 
to 1 * win^, for that on the tail is not so much 
bi ’^‘^Psnded on. This white, in a full grown male 
an,?’ ®I*’’®ads over the whole nine primaries, down to, 
considerably below, their coverts, which are also 
of tk*’ sometimes slightly tipt with brown. The white 
of tk Pcimaries also extends equally far on both vanes 
the feathers. In the female, the white is less pure, 
j over only seven or eight of the primaries, does 
do '^®*ccnd so tar, and extends considerably farther 
t'eatk* ***' broad, than on the narrow side of the 
thcrg. The black is also more of a brownish cast, 
to k young birds, if intended for the cage, ought not 
be i **"‘y "ce nearly ready to fly ; but should 
fed'^*'®“ cather young than otherwise; and may Im 
% every half hour, with milk, thickened with Indian 
Cut ’ ®'^'ng occasionally with it a little fresh meat, 
(ji^. Or minced very fine. After they begin to eat of 
th. 
C'c own accord, they ought still to be fed by hand. 
bcrri^ * at longer intervals, and a few cherries, straw- 
&c. now and then thrown in to them. The 
(^1 c Sort of food, adding grasshoppers and fruit, parti- 
dgj?'''y the various kinds of berries in which they 
sj^'b'bt ; and plenty of clear, fine gravel, is found very 
hjJ'C’’ for them after they are grown up. Should the 
thf any time appear sick or dejected, a few spiders 
of ^^n in to him will generally remove these symptoms 
ooj5*'j,® young bird is designed to bo taught by an old 
and’ singer should be selected for this olEce, 
birs nfher allowed to be beside him. Or, if by the 
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nrgan, or mouth-whistling, it should be begun 
Per/’ continued, pretty constantly, by the same 
bas ^be scholar, who is seldom inattentive, 
bifj*°®plctely acquired his lesson. The best singing 
heej, ’ nowever, in my own opinion, are those that have 
neared in the country, and educated under the 
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