


“er BIRDS. oe 
~ ing 5 ‘it has been known to flatten tin tubes, and 
to grind down feventeen nuts in the fpace a 
twenty-four hours, When this gizzard is open- 
eda quantity of fmall ftones are found in it, which 
patty have fwallowed in order, cme to ge 
to grind their food. ‘ om 
When they drink, they firft take the water in 
- their beaks, and raife ticle heads" every time to 
~ fwallow. a aos 
The females of this {pecies, or the Hens, make 
aneft which j is by no means curious, and they will 
frequently lay in boxes that are provided for them, 

y upon a little ftraw or hay, that may have been hoe 
placed there for a neft. Some coccafionally 
lay eggs that are covered with a fkin only, 
; and without any fhell ; thefe never produce 
Back, and are flipates to be laid only. when 
the Hen is too fat. Other eges fometimes have 
had a very thick fhell, I, and fome have had two 

- Ahel ls. ‘ . _ ca 6 Sa a my , 
- Hens lay at all Ea. of the yeary expe 
i ey are moulting, or fhedding their old fea- 
| thers ; this continues about fix weeks or ae 
' Months, and ge nerally happens towards the begin 
‘Ring of winter, It may feem remarkable, ina 
a he: new feathers are not always of the fame ioe 
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