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Title: A natural history of English song-birds : and such of the foreign as are usually brought over and esteemed for their singing : to which are added, figures of the cock, hen and egg, of each species, exactly copied from nature
Year: 1737 (1730s)
Authors: Albin, Eleazar Albin, Eleazar
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Publisher: Cambridge : British Antarctic Survey Printed and sold by A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch in Pater-noster-Row, and S. Birt in Ave-Mary-Lane
Contributing Library: Field Museum of Natural History
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oop, I givehim Saffron in his Water, if he has a fcouring,crumble a little dry Chalk in his Cage, or a-mong his Seed, or ftick a Bit betwixt theWiers of his Cage, and Gravel at the Bottom,and try him with a little Thiftle-feed, or otherSeeds which they Delight to feed upon whenwild : The firft may be found in the greatThiftle, at the Bottom of a white Down. Theft Birds are taken almoft at any Timeof the Year, either with Lime-Twigs, or theClap-net, in great Numbers ; the youngFlight in June^ J^^^j ^^ Augufi; but thebed Time for catching them is about Michael-mas: They frequent the Fields where theThiftle, and thole other Seeds grow, as men-tioned before : They are eafily caught, be-ing of fb gentle and familiar a Nature, andwill both feed and fing prefently ; when youfirft take them, you may give them Hemp-feed, or fome of the fame they love to feedupon in the Fields; you may foon bring•them to feed on the Canary, which is morewholefome, and agrees better with them thanHemp-feed. Of
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Chafftn^A, ^cA^. 7€cn.a7ui Oq^ Eriglifli Singing-Birds. i.j Of the ChafEnchr The Defcription and CharaUeri THE Chaffinch is a ftout, hardy wellknown Bird ; being common almoft inevery Tree or Hedge; of the Bignefs of theBtilljinchy lavifli in hisSong^and when broughtup troni the Neft, or Branchers, will fing fi)Cor feven Months in the Year; the wild, notabove three Months; and chiefly in breedingTime. Son^e of thefe Birds prove good andvaluable, but the greater Part not worthkeeping. Tis a Cufliom among the Bird-mcn, whenthey want to learn the Chaffinch a Song, toblind him when he is about three or fourMonths old; which is done by clofing up hisEyes with a Wier made almoft Red-hot, be-caufe, as they fay, he will be more Atten-tive, and learn the better; but I am fure itwould be much better never to confine themin Cages, than Purchafe their Harmony byfuch Ufage, I think it is enough to de-prive thefe little innocent Creatures of Li-berty for our Pleafure and Entertainment; butto put

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