Of Singing-Birds. 6z

them, have not the true Song for the first year ; on-ly that this can be said for them, They are a boldlavish Bird, and so many do approve of them be-cause of their familiarnefs.

"to know whether the Nightingal eats , and islikely to prove good.

W Hen you have accustomed him that he beginsto be tame, and hear him to cur and sweetwith chearfulnefs, and record safely to himself, itis a certain sign he eateth, and you need not furthertrouble your self about cramming of him; somewill sing before they feed, and them commonlyprove very good Birds ; also your Birds that arelong a-feeding, and make no curving nor sweepingfor the space of eight or ten days, seldom provegood, for they are Hens, or Birds not worth keep-ing, or continue a whole month without singing :But on the contrary, They give great hope of pro-ving well, when they take their Meat kindly, andare familiar, and not buckish, and sing quickly, andlearn to eat of themselves without much trouble, it’sa sure token of their proving excellent Birds, for Ihave had some Birds feed in twelve hours aftertaking of them, and ling in two or three days, andthem never have proved bad. And again, I had aBird that was fourteen days and would not eat, butwhen he did, was not worth the Meat he cat : If 'you have a Bird that will flutter and bolt up hisHead against the top of the Cage in the night, ne-ver keep him, for he is never good, but doth a fargreater mischief, he caufeth all the other, by hisevil example, to beat themselves also s for nothing

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