NATURAL HISTORY. 
eoast—it is irregular in its flight, making sudden 
jerks,—-arrives about the same time as the 
swallow, and leaves about Michaejmas. 
3. H. Ursica, (Lin.) White’s Selb. 1. p. 265, 
and 2. p. 65. Common Martin. Arrives later 
than the Swallow, and leaves in Octeber. We 
have seen them as late as the early part of 
November. 
4, H. Apvus. (Lin.) White’s Selb. 1. p. 305. 
Swift. Common; arrives later, and departs 
sooner than any of the tribe. : 
CAPRIMULGUS, Evropevs, (Lin.) Brit. Zool, 
1. p. 416. White’s Selb. 2. p. 193. Gouatsucker. 
Frequent on moors and wild heathy tracts 
abounding with ferns, We have frequently 
listened to its jarring notes, and observed its 
irregular and rapid motion,—it is seldom seen in 
the day time unless disturbed. It is a solitary 
bird,—breeds on the borders of Haidon and 
Dartmoor. Arrives in May and leaves in 
September. 
SCANSORES., 
CUCULUS. Canorus. © (Lin.) Brit. Zool. 1. 
p. 232. Cuckoo, Common in the spring, 
arrives in April—the oid birds leave in July— 
the young ones later ;—-it generally deposits 
its eggs in the nest of the hedge sparrow, 
water wagtail or titlark, the young of which the 
tisurper soon ejects, and enjoys the sole care of 
