20 Mr. .WAtutwicifi Catalogue of Birds 



evening. That moft of thefe birds leave us in the autumn is moft 

 probable ; but I have known one inftance of its having been killed 

 here in the winter. 



No. 105.— The common Heron, Ardea cinerea. 



Herons frequent our roarfhes and fides of ponds in fearch o^ 

 their food. They probably come hither from Penihurft Park in 

 Kent, where there is a large Heronry; and vaft numbers of their 

 nefts are to be feen in fome very large tall beech-trees,— often many 

 nefts in one tree. 



No. 106.— The Bittern. Ardea pilaris. 



This bird is fometimes met with here, and in the fpring is fre- 

 quently heard to blow or make a loud hollow found. This found 



a a r S eed C - n tr PP T°r ed r f T ^ ^ V ^'* % bi " '^ the hollow of 

 > 1' u /?*** t0 bC 3 VUlg3r £rrCr ' and ™»er think that 

 L"fc > t l0Ve i U " ered > in the <W by the male, to invi e 

 the female to him. I once ihot one of thefe birds in fi- 0% weath "! 

 it fell on the ice, which was only ftrong enough to fupoort ™ , ' 

 and they immediately rufhed forwards to attach but be * f 

 wounded, it defended itfelf fo vigoroufly with its iharp'-poi^d" f 

 that not a dog would touch it, till I fired again and kLd it 



No. 107.— The common Curlew. Numcnius Arquata 

 ? Jhis bird is to be met with on our fea-coaft, both in fo mmer 



No. 108-The Whimbrel. Numcnius Ph^opus. 

 This bird is not fo common as the foregoing fpedes • T h 

 met w,th only one inftance of its being found here ' 



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