Of F! SBUT RU DA St a 
ithe berries of the miffeltoe ; indeed it-is a means 
of propagating that plant, for the feeds pafing 
through the body, and being” let fall on trees, 
grow there. 
They build their nefts in “Gilies, or low trees, 
‘or by the fide of a tree, frequently the ath tree; 
it is made on the outfide with twigs, then with 
mofs,andleaves, and lined with fine withered prafs, 
The hen lays four or five eggs, of a di ingy fleth 
colour, marked with vedi fpots. 
~The Miffel bird’s fong is very. agreeable, se 
‘Not fo melodious as that of the common Thruhh ; 
they fing early in the fpring, from the fummit, or 
_ top ofa very high tree, from which they may be 
heard to a great diftance, varying their note ‘con- 
tinually ; ; fometimes too they fing early in the 
_ year, when the weather is blowing, and ftor- 
my; on which account they are called ftorm 
cocks, | 
They are good eating. Some varieties of this 
bird have been found, one of a reddifh cream 
colour, the ftomach white with cream colour 
| Apots ; 3 another variety sic er with brown 
) beneath, | 3 | 
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