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a little ferther on, to repeat its call and again to await 

 our ach'ance, when once more it rises to drop upon 

 some twig and renew its plaint. The Twite gains 



an additional interest when we remember how rare 

 a bird it is in the south ; we know it as a by no 

 means common winter visitor in Devonshire, not- 

 withstanding the fact that there are many localities 

 where one might expect to find it in summer; whilst 



even in treeless Cornwall — a wild rugged land enough 

 (MG18) \y 



