. 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 . ; put ia the 4^ A Natural Hijlory of the Bottom of the Cage red Sand, and ftrewthem a little Meat in the Cage for two orthree Days^ and they will prelently becometame. Skie-Jarhs are taken in Flight with Clap-netsin great Numbers. In fome Places they takethem with a Glals, called a Larkhig-Gkfs ;this they ufe of a Sun-fhiny Day, and makesgreat Havock amongft thefe Bird
. 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 . ; put ia the 4^ A Natural Hijlory of the Bottom of the Cage red Sand, and ftrewthem a little Meat in the Cage for two orthree Days^ and they will prelently becometame. Skie-Jarhs are taken in Flight with Clap-netsin great Numbers. In fome Places they takethem with a Glals, called a Larkhig-Gkfs ;this they ufe of a Sun-fhiny Day, and makesgreat Havock amongft thefe Birds : But themoft deftruftive Way is in the dark NightsWith a Net called a ^rammel^ ^tis a verymurdering Net, taking all forts of Birds thatit comes near, as Partridges^ ^aih^ & are enfnared likewife w^ich a Nodemade with two Horfe Hairs twilled together,which catches them by their Neck or Way is pracliled when the Ground iscovered with a deep Snow. Of the Wood-lark 5 Hhe Difcription and CharaUer. THIS Bird is univerfally admired forhis great Variety of loft and dehght-ful Notes, that in the Opinion of moft Peo-ple, he is the beft Song-bird found in thisKingdom : He is not only^ as fome have faid, com-.
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