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BRITISH BIRDS. 
build in trees : — In Hampfhire they fometimes 
breed in the rabbit burrows.* They are eafily 
tamed, and may be taught to pronounce feveral 
words ; they will conceal part of their food, and 
with it fmall pieces of money, or toys- They feed 
on infe&s, grain, fruit, and fmall pieces of meat, 
and are faid to be fond of Partridge eggs. There 
is a variety of the Daw found in Switzerland, hav- 
ing a white collar round its neck. In Norway 
and other cold countries they have been feen per- 
fectly white. 
* White’s Natural Hiftory of Selborne, 
