The gentleman's recreation in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation : with an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.

Of the RED-START.

THis Bird is a Fore-runner of the Nightingale, and is of a very sullen dogged temper in a cage; but abroad is very chearful, and hath a very pleasant kind of whistling Song.

The Cock is fair and beautifully coloured, and is de∣lightful to the eye. They breed thrice a year; the lat∣ter end of April, in May, and towards the latter end of June.

They build usually in holes of hollow Trees, or under house-eaves: She is the shiest bird I know of her building; for when she is about her Nest, if she perceive any look on, she forsakes it; and if you touch an Egg she never comes more to the Nest, and if she have young ones and you do the like, she will either starve them, or break their Necks over the Nest.

Now though the old ones are thus dogged, yet if you bring up their young, their nature will alter, and be∣come very tame.

You must take them out of the Nest about ten days old; if they stay longer, they will learn somewhat of the old one's sullen temper. You must feed them with Sheeps-heart and Eggs chopped and mixt together, a∣bout the quantity of three white Peas, upon the end of a Stick, when they open their mouths: when they will thus feed, put them into a Cage with meat about it, and a Pan of meat therein; and though he feed him∣self, yet it will be very sparingly for four or five days, wherefore you must now and then feed him your self. Keep him warm in the Winter, and he will sing as well in the night as the day.