a THE NATURAL HISTORY 
to turn fwiftly round ; perhaps the light it res 
- fle&s may raife their curiofity. | 
_ When they are caught in order to be botfiee 
as finging birds, i It 1S fometimes  neceflary at firft 
to tie their Wings, until they are a little ufed 
to the cage; or to ftretch a piece of filk jut 
beneath the upper part of the cage, becaufe they 
are apt to fly again it pase and to hurt 
themielves. | 
Their cages fhould be very large, and perches _ 
are unneceflary, but a turf fhould always be — 
_ placed on a ftand, and the bottom ftrewed with 
~ dand, that they may duft themfelves to get rid of 
- troublefome infeGts. 
~When they are confined a to hemp- feed, 
their plumage becomes almoft black. 
At firft the young are fed with poppy-feed, 
and bread moiftened, afterwards with fheep’s 
heart, or veal minced fall, with egg boiled hard ; 
this may be mixed with oats, grits, pie 
_hemp-feed, and feveral other feeds, | 
In time they may be tamed fo as to ftand, and 
eat on the table, or out of the hand; the form of the 
_ hind claw prevents their perching on the finger. 
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