290 HABITS OF BIRDS. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



SONG OF BIRDS CONTINUED. 



LOOKING to the musical character of the songs of 

 birds, without reference to the feelings of joy or of 

 rivalry which seem to us at least to prompt them to 

 sing, some authors have exerted their ingenuity in 

 drawing up comparative tables of the several qualities 

 exhibited by various species. These tables appear to 

 us more curious than accurate ; but we present the 

 following as a sample. 



Comparative Table of the Excellence of British Song 

 Birds 20 being the point of Perfection. By the 

 HON. DAINES BARRINGTON, and PATRICK SYME, 

 ESQ. The letters B. and S. mark the names of 

 these two authors. 



Mellow- Spright- Plain- Com- Execu- Diira- 

 ness. liness. tiveness. pass. tion. tion. 



^htingale {g jj g Jf g jj 



Sk ? lark { 2 19 4 18 19 18 S*. 



^odurk {}* , jj j u - !: 



TitlarU { "6 S. 



Fieldlark 2 10 2 10 12 S. 



Bullfinch 4 6 6 6 6 5 S. 



f 4 19 4 12 12 ' B. 



Goldfinch J 16 2 8 12 6 S. 



Chaffinch { J J t '5 I'. 



4 4 4 6 B. 



Greenfinch | 4686668. 



Hedge-Sparrow {! 4 2 3 3 



c . , r 16 2 10 12 8 S. 



Sisken, or Aberdevine .. | 2 4 4 4 B. 



Redpole 



Blackbird { I I I e 7 S. 



T, , - r 6 16 12 12 12 B. 



Robot MM.M.J16 6 16 8 8 8 S. 



