64 THE NATURAL HISTORY 
They are particularly fond of grapes, they feet 
on the berries of the mountain afh, the white 
thorn, the eglantine, the laurel, almonds, apples,! 
fervices, wild goofeberries, figs, and aimeft al I 
juicy fruits. 
They are fuppofed to breed in Tartary, and to 
build their nefts in the holes of rocks. 
They are of a gentle difpofition, but can only 
bear confinement for a fliort time. One that 1 
was kept in a cage was filent all the while ;,it! 
would never eat any grain, but frequently drank, 
dipping its beaft in the water eight or ten times 
fucceffively. 
They are very neat, always removing every 
thing that is difagreeable to one corner of the 
cage. 
The birds of this fpecies are of a facial difpo¬ 
fition ; they fly in flocks and feem much at¬ 
tached. The male and female carefs, and 
feed one another, and the fame affectionate atten¬ 
tions feem to fubfift amongft the males towards 
the males, andlikewife amongft the females. 
The Chatterer is very delicate food, its fongis 
faid to be pleafing, though it feems very little 
known. 
Another 
