OF BIRDS. 
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produced a brood in a bird-pot which was placed 
agiinft a houfe. 
Near Paddington, in Bedfordthirc, fome Ca¬ 
nary buds have been feen in hedges, in a wild 
{late; they had probably efcaped from sn aviary. 
The Englifh Canary-birds have moftly the Wood¬ 
lark's fong, thofe from Tirol that of the Night¬ 
ingale. 
•The SISKIN. 
On die middle of the wing; feathers is a band of an 
olive colour, the tail is a liule foikrrl the two middle fea¬ 
thers inclining to black and edged with olive colour, the reft 
are yellow tipp’d with black, and edg’d with grey. 
The throat is dulky in the male, in the fcinjlc white. 
The Siflein inhabits Europe, frequenting thofe 
parts that abound with juniper. It viftts t efe 
idands at uncertain times, but generally in barley 
feed time ; from whence it is called in Sul. ex t. e 
Barley bird. It is foid in the bird (hops in -on- 
don, under the name of the Aberuavine, but das 
no very pleafrng fong. The nefts of this fpecits are 
concealed with great art, for though there are many 
o! the young birds in the woods, on the banks ot 
the Danube, that feem but juft able to fly, their nef s 
are feldorn to be found. Siftcin? run along on the 
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