A natural history of English song-birds, and such of the foreign as are usually brought over and esteem'd 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 cure.

  • Albin, Eleazar, active 1713-1759.
Date:
1759
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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 esteem'd 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 cure. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    IN D “ae BE RDE VIN E, Defcription and Character, €&c. 8 BLAC K-BIRD, Defcription and Charater : Marks of the Cock and Hen Their Building, Eggs, ee, 3 Of their Young, ard how to order them 4 Their Difeafes “and Cure 5 BULLFINCH, Defcription and Charaéter 15 Their Food when wild - tbid. Marks of the Cock and Hen 16 ‘Their Neft, Eggs, &c. . 17 To feed and bring up the Young ibid. CANARY- BIRD, Defcription “and CharaSter 84 _ Marks of the Cock and Ben 35 D'rections for choofing a good Bird - 96 To know if it be in Health ibid, ‘The Difference of their Song $7 - ‘To order them in Breeding ~. 388 When to match your Birds 89 How to prepare a Cage for Breeding Ibid. Or to fit ¢ Room for the fame Purpofe 90 What Stuff to furnifh them with ‘for their 'Neft — ox To order the Young’ _~ 92 ‘Their Difeafes and Cure 93 CHAFFINCH, Defcription and Charaéter 25 ‘The cruel Cuftom of blinding ‘thefe Birds condenmn’d rbid. Marks of the Cock and Hen 26 - OF their Neft, Evgs, Fe. . 27 To order the Young ‘ 28 How to take Branchers ‘tbid. GOLD?FINCH, Defcription and ‘Character 18 Tts.mild and gentle NaRtR 19