NATURAL HISTORY. 
SECONDLY :—Summer residents,—which spend the 
winter in a warmer climate, and return to their 
homes in the spring ;—the chief of these are, 
the Hobby,—Fern Owl,—The Swallow tribe,— 
Turtle Dove,—Cuckoo,—Corn Crake,— Ring 
Ouzel,—Fly-Catcher,— Wheat Ear,—and_ the 
soft-billed warblers, 
THIRDLY :—Winter visitors, —which come to us in 
autumn, and return to their homes in more 
northern regions, in the spring;—amongst the 
principal of these are the Field Fare,—Red 
Wing,—Starling,—Snow Bunting,—and_ the 
Wood Cock, and several others of the order 
Gralle, included in the Linnean Genera, Scolo- 
pax, Tringa, and Charadius, as well as the 
greater part of those belonging to the order 
Anseres. 
FourtTuiy anpD LAst1iy :—Accidenial stragglers, 
—such are the Waxen Chatterer,—the rose- 
colored Thrush, and some others on the list. 
For admirably expressive and cheap delineations 
of British Birds, Bewick’s wood cuts, are unrivalled, 
and the works of Edwards, Donovan, and Selby, 
furnish colored and highly-finished engravings.— 
For the more modern systematic arrangements of 
this class,—Latham, Brisson, and Temminck, may 
be consulted. 
