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Ml! not attempt to move, not knowing on ac¬ 
count of the darknefs where to fi y; bring then 
the finger of the other hand under its breaff, 
railing the bird a little ; from the uneafinefs of 
its fituation on the finger, on which it was firft 
placed, it will climb on the other j if this be often 
repeated, and the bird be ftroked and carefled, 
it begins to lofe its fears; and if the light bc \,l 
in by degrees, it will fometimes immediately cat 
bruifed feed out of the hand, and from that time, 
become tame. 
There are many other fpecies of Grofteaks. 
The Grenadier Grofbeak inhabits St. Helena, 
and the Cape of Good Hope ; frequenting wa- 
try places, and making a curious neft among the 
reeds; it is conftrudled with fmall twigs, curi- 
ouHy interwoven with cotton, and divided into 
two apartments, with one entrance; the upper 
apartment for the male, and the lower for the fe¬ 
male. The neft is of fo clofe a contexture, as to 
be impenetrable to the weather. The colour 
cf this bird is a brilliant red ; amongft the green 
reeds they appear like fo many fcarlct lillies, which 
produces a very ftriking effeift. 
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