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Concerning the Hedg-Sparrose,

’" I ’’His is a pretty Song-Bird, and singeth veryA early in the Springs tbotagh.dittle taken no-'ticeof, he hath a'very pleasant, ^ong, with a greatdeal of variety y r old or young become tame ver/quickly, and will sing in a short space after they aretaken; if you rake them in the latter end of Janu*.aty,, or beginning of 'February : . They feed uponWood-LarksMeat, or any thing else you will givethem- They build their Neils in a White-Thornor private F$edig, and make it of dead Grafs andfine Moss, and Leaves, with, a little Wool: Shelays an Egg much different from other Birds, beingof a Very fine blew colour,, and hath commonly fiveEggs, and brings up her young ones with all sortsof Food soe can get. This is a very tractable Bird,ahd will take any Birds Song almost if taken youngOut of the Nest.* This Bird I verily, believe wouldbe taught to'whistle and speak y. but more of thisI When I cottoeto speak of Whistling-Birds in theirorder. ■ * ■' :

Concerning the Solitary-Spanorv.

tdis Bird is naturally given to Melancholy ; he

A loveth solitary and hy-places, and from thenceat first came his name i they do much delight tolive by old decayed and uninhabited places, as beingfar removed-from- the company of all sorts of Birds.She is very jealous, both of her Eggs and youngOnes ; soe makcth 'her Nest in Holes, and chieflyof old Banks, or in the holes of old hollow Tiees:

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