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 / by Mr. Eleazar Albin ... Also a particular account how to order the canary-birds in breeding; likewise their diseases and cures.

  • Eleazar Albin
Date:
1741
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: 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 / by Mr. Eleazar Albin ... Also a particular account how to order the canary-birds in breeding; likewise their diseases and cures. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    they only take the blowing Buds, and by that Means do great Damage to the Gardeners; who, therefore, hate and deftroy them, as a great Peft of their Gardens, They fay, in fome Part of the Kingdom, a Reward is given by the Church-Wardens for every Bullfinch that’s killed; if fo, that may be affigned as one Reafon of their Scarcity ; being lefs com- mon than moft other Singing Birds.that breed abet us. The Marks of the Cock and Hen. ue H E Cock is in Bignefs equal to the’ Hen, but hath a flatter Crown, and that compafs the Bill, are of brighter Black | _ than thofe of the Hen: If both ate feen to- _ but’ whilft the Birds are young, it is more difficult to diftinguifh them: One of the ~ fureft Ways is, to pull off a few Feathers from their Breafts when they are about three © ie where on have pulled, ee a curious eee ]
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