THE FAUNA. 



" Not rural sights alone, but rural sounds 

 Exhilarate the spirits, and restore 

 The tone of languid Nature. 

 Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, 



Whose notes 

 Nice fingered art must emulate in vain." COWPEB. 



jjjf CONSIDERINGthe 



^^jlm privacy and shelter 



fkiffijj^R of the lane, it is 



somewhat remark- 

 able that it is not 

 frequented by more 

 of our common birds. 

 The Redbreast, the 

 Dunnock, the 

 Chaffinch, and the 

 Wren, are frequently 

 met with, but, for 

 the rest, they seem 

 to prefer the larger 

 trees by the side of 

 the river, the near 

 proximity of a human 

 dwelling, or even 

 the dusty highway. Their supply of food, has, no doubt, 



