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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
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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fiiort. In this Kind the Female alfo hath a Spotot? her Head, but more dilute than thatofthe Cock, and of a Saffron Colour. Of 6l a Natural Hijlovy of Of the Red-Start. The Vefcriptiofiy CharaBer, and Marks ofthe Cock and Hen. IT is a fmall Bird, fomething leffer thanthQ Robin-RedBreaji, The Cock is verybeautiful, his Breaft, Rump, and Tail areof a fine Red 5 the Back, Neck, and hindPart of the Head of a Lead Colour ; thefore Part of his Head and Throat of aJet Black, and has a white Mark upon hisPole. The Hen is a beautiful Bird like-wife, but partakes more of the Colour ofthe Nightingale^ with a red Tail, fome-thing fainter than the Cocks. The Cockis known at all times from the Hen, byhis black Head, that Mark being peculiarto the Male only. He fings fweetly, andhas pretty Notes, very pleafant to*hearw Of their Breedings ^hen to take^ andhonjjto Order the Toungj dec. THESE Birds breed in Maj^ have youngOnes fit to take by, the Middle of thatMonth. They build their Nefts in the Holes
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It^c/^t<x^*t, (2f^A,J^en nn ^£^j. Engliffi Singing-Birds. a^ Holes of old Walls, Trees, &c. TheirEggs are like the Hedge Sparrows, hm of apaler Blue, and not fo big. This Bird is faid to be of fo doggedand fullen a Temper, that if taken whenold, will not for fome Days look at hisMeat ■; and when he feeds himfelf willforaetimes continue a whole Month with-cut finging ^ but if brought up young, theybecome gentle and tame 5 and with re-gard to her Neft, they fay, (he is the fliieftof all Birds, for if (he perceives you tomind her when (he is building, (he willforfake what (he hath begun 5 and if youtouch an Egg, never comes to her Neftmore ; and if you touch the young ones,will either ftarve or throw them out of theNeft and break their Necks, as Mr. Wilhghby fays, he found by Experience morethan once. The Young are to be taken at ttn Daysold, and are to be fed and ordered asthe Nightingale or Robln-Red-Breaft, Keepthem warm, and they willfingin the Nightas well as in the Day, a

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