JANUARY. 49 



Gilbert White, large flocks of hen-chaffinches like- 

 wise appear in winter, which are supposed to come 

 from the continent. This singular circumstance 

 seems difficult of solution. 



DEPARTURES. 



Clangula glacialis, Long-tailed Pocher, goes Jan. 14, comes Dec. 20. 



Haunts, lakes and shores. 

 JNycora fuligula, Tufted Pocher, goes Jan. 19, comes Dec. 15. Shores 



and fresh meres. 

 Mergus Serrator, Gray Goosander, goes Jan. 20, comes Dec. 28th. 



Pools and fens. 

 Coccothraustes vulgaris, Grosbeak, goes Jan. 20. comes Dec. 28. Hilly 



fields rare. 

 Emberiza nivalis, Snowflake, goes Jan. 20, comes Dec. 28. Mountains 



and downs. 



THE GARDEN. 



Gardens are amongst the most delightful things 

 which human art has prepared for our recreation 

 and refreshment. To say nothing of the common- 

 places, that a garden was first constructed by God 

 himself, that in the shades of a glorious garden our 

 first parents were placed by him, that our Saviour 

 delighted to walk in a garden, that in a garden he 

 suffered his agony, and that in a garden he was 

 buried ; there are a thousand reasons why gardens 

 should be highly valued, especially by those who are 

 fond of the country. Lovers of nature cannot 

 always stroll abroad to those beauties and delights 

 which lie scattered far and wide ; the physical im- 

 pediments of time and space the severities of win- 

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