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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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ength, from the Tip of the Bill tothe End of the Tail, eleven, of which theBill is one Inch, and the Tail four Incheslong. Of the Toung, hoiv to Order therriy &c. TH E Blach-hird has either four or fiveyoung Ones at a Breeding, hardly evermore or lefs; you may take them at twelvePays old, or fooner; they may be raifedwith little Trouble, taking Care to keep thernclean, and feeding them with Sheeps Heart,or other lean Meat, that is not falted, cut veryfiuall, and mixed with a little Bread; andwhile Young, give them their Meat moift,and feed them every two Hours, or there-abouts ; when they are grown up, feed themwith any Sort of Flefh Meat raw or dreffed,provided it be not Salt; it will be rather be-ter Food for them, if you mix a little Breadwith it; when their Neft grows foul, takethem out, and put them into a Cage or Bas-ket, upon clean Straw; and when they canfeed themfelves, feperate them. He is a llout healthful Bird, not very fub-jeft to Diforders J but, if you find him fick
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y ^Jo?t^ -5^7^uh, ^o-^/cT^en^, arui Englilli SingingBirds, y or droop at any Time, an Houfe Spider ortwo will help him ; and let him have a lit-tle* Cochineal in his Water, which is verychearful and good. They Love to Wafli andPrune their Feathers, therefore, when theyare fully grown up, let Water in their Cagesfor that Purpofe. It is to be remembered at all Times, togive your Birds wholefome good Food, neverftale or four, and to be ever Mindful ofJceeping them clean ; tis the bcft Meansto make all Kinds of Birds thrive, by pre-venting many Difeafes they are Subjcd too ;occafioned chiefly from being kept Nafty, andwith bad unwholefome Food. Black-birds are not taken Old and tamed,but always brought up from the Neft. Of the Song-Thnrlb. *The Defcription and Characler. TH E comraon Song-ThurfJj is a little lelsthan the Black-bird: The upper Sur*face of the Body, is of an Olive Cclour, witha Mixture of Yellow in the Wiogs ; theBreaft Yellowiih, Ipotted with dusky Spot,and the Belly White

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