NATURAL HISTORY. 
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him a little faffi'on in his water. Figs, chop- 
ped fmaJl among their meat, will recover 
their flelh when veiy thin. 
RED-POLE. — This bird is very prettily 
feathered ; the head and breaft of the cock 
being of a fine red, and much more brilliant 
than thole of the hen. It is not much efteem- 
ed for its finging, although it has rather an 
agreeable note. Its ncft never being foundin 
England, denotes it to be a foreign bird. 
Food . — The fame as the linnet. 
RED-START. — The cock is a very bean- ' 
tiful bird. The tail, rump, and breaft, are 
of a fine red. *^The back, neck, and hind 
part of the head, are of a lead colour. The 
throat, and fore part of the head, are jet 
black, and it has a white mai'k on the pole. 
He is diftinguiflied moftly from his black 
head. He doubles his notes very finely, and 
will fing in the night as well as the day. 
Food . — The fame as the nightingale. 
robin-red-breast. This bird, 
which is naturally folitary, wHl, when im- 
pelled by cold, become daring, familiar, and 
fociable. The red on the breaft of the cock 
is deeper, and extends farther upon the head 
than that of the hens. His legs arc alfo 
darker, and he has generally a few hairs on 
each fule of his bill. 
Food. 
