. 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 . me Parts of France, and is called thereby a Name, which with us fignifies the lefferLinnet; and that its Eggs is like the Egg ofthat Bird, but lels. Of the Skie-lark 5 The Difmption mid Chara^er. THE Cock SkieIark is as good a Song-bird as moil this Land produces: Heis vaftly. ftoiit and lavilh in his Song; batthought by fome. People, too loud and harfh,I muil own, tho
. 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 . me Parts of France, and is called thereby a Name, which with us fignifies the lefferLinnet; and that its Eggs is like the Egg ofthat Bird, but lels. Of the Skie-lark 5 The Difmption mid Chara^er. THE Cock SkieIark is as good a Song-bird as moil this Land produces: Heis vaftly. ftoiit and lavilh in his Song; batthought by fome. People, too loud and harfh,I muil own, tho he has a great many fineNotes, they are not fo melodious as the Wood^larkJy which in Variety and Softnels muchexcels him, and to my Fancy, all fmall Birds,without Exception; but that valuable Bird isexceeding Tender, very fubjed to the Crampand other Difeafes, that he cao be kept but afhort Time in a Cage ; two or •three Yearswe count a great while; I dont Deny, butibmetimes they Reach beyond that Date; yetthe far greater Number make their Period agreat deal fooner; whereas the Shle-larh is along-livd, healthful Bird, that will reachfifceea or twenty Years; I have heard offeveral which have lived to that Age, and iung.
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