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7 They build their nefts in holes of wall in 
towns, and in the hollows ae trees in the country, 
or the fiflures of rocks. ‘The female lays four or 
| : five, or fix blue eggs ; ii young are hatched in. 
ie May. The male during the time of incubation. 
| tings from the point of a rock, or the top of fome 
: building near the neft ; it is, efpecially, at the 
dawn of day, and early in the morning that he 
__ tepeats his fong. 
The Red Start is a thy, fulpicious, and fallen 
bird, apt to abandon its neft if it be obferved, 
and it is faid to forfake the eggs, and even the 
young if they are touched ; if caught, it cannot: 
be tamed, but obitinately refufes food, and dies. 
 ‘Thefe birds from the neft may be reared in con- 
- finement ; 3; they will ting delighthully in. the day,. 
and fometimes in the night, and improve their na-- 
tural fong if placed among better fongfters than 
a themfelves. The tame Red Start is fed with 
@ crumbs of bread, and the fame compofition that. 
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is piven to the Nightingale. : 
When unconfined they feed on flies, {piders, . 
chryfalids, ants, berries, and tender Sistas 
ltaly on figs. ; 
In their migrations they preferve. hele folitary : 
~ charaéter,, they go alone, and are never feen in 
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