Of Singwg-Birds.

Secondly, The tall walking os the Bird about theCage. And thirdly, At Evenings the double ofhis Note, which we call Cudling as if they weregoing to Roost ; but if you hear him sing strong,you cannot be deceived, for Hens will sing a little ;this is chiefly to know those Birds that are taken atfiight-time, for I hold it not worth ones time andtrouble to keep them round the year, without it bean extraordinary choice Bird; for if a Bird singsnot that is taken in January and February , withinone month after, you may conclude him not worthkeeping, or else for certain it is a Hen. But ourchief aim is, to know those Birds that are takenat the latter end of September, for many of themprove excellent Birds, and will begin to sing afterChrijlmas, and hold on until the latter end of July*

Concerning the Diseases of the Woed-Lar ^,and hi? Cure.

T His Bird is of a curious Song, and a tenderBird to be kept if not rightly ordered ; but ifwest ordered, I have known him been kept six orseven years, with great pleasure to the Keeper, ha-ving been better and better every year that he hathbeen kept, and at last hath sung such varieties ofNotes, even to admiration of understanding Ears,that are able to judg between the goodness in Songin one Bird and another. These Birds are very sub-ject to the Cramp, giddiness in the Head, and tobe very lousie. Many People admire how they canbe cold in a House, when others that are abroadsuffer much more, and are never subject to theCramp , the reason is this, That abroad they have

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