FOOD OF SMALL BIRDS. 
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A Greenfinch provided with 80 grains, by weight, 
of wheat, in 24 hours consumed 70, but of a thick 
paste, made of flour, egg, &c., it consumed upwards 
of 100 grains. 
A Goldfinch consumed about 90 grains of Canary- 
seed in 24 hours. 
Sixteen Canaries consumed at the average rate of 
100 grains each in 24 hours. 
The consumption of food by these birds compared 
with the weights of their bodies, was about one-sixth, 
which, supposing a man to consume food in the same 
proportion to his weight, would amount to about 25 
pounds for every 24 hours ! 
