THE NATURAL HISTORY 
to turn fwlftly round ; perhaps the light it re-1 
Heels may nufe their curiofity. 
When they arc caught in order to be confined, 
as flinging birds, it is fometimes nc-ceflary at firft | 
to tie their wings, until they are a little ufed I 
to the cage ; or to ftretch a piece of fdk juft 
beneath the upper part of the cage, becaufe they 
are apt to fly againft it violently, and to hurt 
themfelves. 
Their cages fhould be very targe, and perches 
are unncceflary, but a turf fhould always be 
placed on a ftand, and the bottom ftrewed with 
land, that they may dull themfelves to get iid of 
troublefome infe£b\ 
When they are confined only to hemp-feed, 
their plumage becomes almoft black. 
At fir ft the young are fed with poppy- feed, l, 
and bread moiftened, afterwards with fheep’s 
heart, or veal minced lmall, with egg boiled hard ; 
this' may be mixed with oats, grits, flax-feed, 
hemp-feed, and feveral other feeds. 
In time they may be tamed fo as to ftand, and 
cat on the table, or out of the hand'-, the form of the . 
hind claw prevents their perching on the finger. 
The 
