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BRITISH BIRDS. 
thofe of their own fpecies, but alfo birds of a differ- 
ent kind, and are frequently feen in company with 
Redwings, Fieldfares, and even with Crows, Jack- 
daws, and Pigeons. Their principal food confifts 
of worms, fnails, and caterpillars; they likewife 
eat various kinds of grain, feeds, and berries, and 
are faid to be particularly fond of cherries. In a 
confined flate they eat fmall pieces of raw flefh, 
bread foaked in water, &c. The Starling is very 
docile, and may eafily be taught to repeat fhort 
phrafes, or whiffle tunes with great exa&nefs, and 
in this flate acquires a warbling fuperior to its na- 
tive fong. 
