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lump of fat, and if they were not killed juft at the 
proper time, they would die. 
The Romans had aviaries built with great mag¬ 
nificence, and furnifhed with every convenience 
for the purpofe of feeding Ortolans, and other 
birds; and the prefent Italians arc in the fame 
pra&ice. 
The YELLOW BUNTING, or 
YELLOW HAMMER. 
The tail feathers are blackifh, the two outer have a white 
fjpot oa their inner web at the tip. 
It inhabits Europe, and is very common in 
England. It builds a large fiat neft on the ground, 
in meadows, of hay and ftraw, mixed with mofs, 
dried leaves, an' 1 ff Q .i'ks, very indifferently put to¬ 
gether, and linea with hair, or wool. In the 
winter it frequents villages and barns; in the fum- 
mer it deftroys the larvae of the common cab¬ 
bage butterfly. 
The RICE BUNTING. 
The plumage is dulky, the back of the neck reddilh, the 
flomach black, the tail feathers fliarply pointed. 
. I he female is of a vciy different colour from the male, 
her plumage is grey, but her tail feathers arc like the 
male’s. 
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