Notes of Birds. 
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A Catalogue of Singing Birds, heard in the Neigh- 
bourhood of Manchester; with the Periods at which they 
commence and discontinue their Songs, taken at a mean 
of five years’ observations. 
Bird [Stasteg | singiass 
1 Redbreast——Moiacilla rubicula ......|fan. 3 |Dec. 14 
2 Wren— Motacilla troglodytes*........ do 13 | do. 3 
3 Missel Thrush Turdus viscivorus} - . . Reb. 1 |May 28 
4 Throstle——Turdus musicus ...... ... do. 8 |Aug. 12 
5 Skylark ——Alauda arvensis ....---...- do. 9 |July 8 
6 Hedge Warbler —-Motacilla modularis..| do. 9 | do. 19 
7 Chaffinch—Fringilla coclebs. 27. $25.25 do. 10} do. 7 
8 Starling Sturnus vulgaris ...... ... do, 15 {May 30 
9 Blackbird ——Turdus merula..:.......|Mar. 20 |July 13 
10.Green Grosbeak ——Loxia chloris ...... do. 24 |Aug. 12 
11 Titlark Alauda pratensis... ....../April 4 |July 9 
12 Lesser Redpole——Fringilla linaria ....| do. 5 |Aug, 5 
13 Woodlark Alauda arborea .....-.-! do. Oct. 25 
14. Goldfinch——Fringilla carduelis ......| do. 11 |June 
15 Redstart——Motacilla pneenicurus ...-.. do. 14 | do, 29 
16 Willow Wren——Motacilla trochilus....| do. 14 /Aug. 23 
17 Linnet——Fringilla linota ............ do. 15 |July 6 
18 Lesser Fieldlark ——Alauda minor......| do. 17 | do, 8 
19 Swallow Hirundo, rustica .......... do. 19 Sep. 25 
'20 Stonechat——Motacilla rubicula .-..... do. 24 |June 
21 Whinchat—— Motacilla rubetra .....-..| do. 25 [July 1 
(22 Black-cap ——Motacilla atricapilla ...-| do. 25 | do, 22 
es White-throat——Motacilla sylvia.. .... do. 29 | do. 16 
24 Pettychaps——Motacilla hortensis.. ..- May 12 | do. 11 
25 Sedge Warbler Motacilla salicariat ..! do. 17 | do. 16 
* The redbreast and wren sing at all times of the year, except 
during severe frost; and several species of birds that cease singing about 
the latter end of July, or the beginning of August, are sometimes heard 
againin autumn, when their songs are generally feeble, imperfect, and 
of short continuance, like the early efforts of our warblers in spring. 
+ The missel thrush is the largest British bird of song. 
} In this catalogue I have omitted the yellow bunting, reed bunting, 
golden-crested wren, yellow willow wren, and some others, that have 
not uniformly been accounted singing birds. 
