68 The Natural History of Selborne 



upland fields and sheep-walks, far removed from water : what 

 they may do in the night I cannot say. Worms are their 

 usual food, but they also eat toads and frogs. 1 



I can show you some good specimens of my new mice. 

 Linnaeus perhaps would call the species Mus minimus. 



1 White was mistaken in supposing that the stone-curlew does not 

 frequent water. He knew it only in its summer breeding-time. In winter 

 it habitually haunts wet and marshy places. ED. 



Chiffch 



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