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Regulus, and certainly towards the upper border of the 

 wing the colour is more nearly grey. And though it 

 takes short flights, its natural energy is worthy of all 

 admiration. 



In this description there is nothing that does not agree 

 exactly with the little bird, which Englishmen name Passer 

 sepiarius, the bird-catchers of Cullen the koelmusch. But 

 inasmuch as both in Germany and England it is called by 

 various names, and all men do not recognise it by the same, 

 I will subjoin those of its appellations which I know, that so 

 it may be known to all. 



By the English it is called a Hedge-Sparrow, which 

 is the same as Passer sepiarius, and also a Dike Smouler, 

 one, that is, hiding itself in hedges. The common people 

 of Cullen call it eyn grassmusch, but those who know 

 better and fowlers name it eyn koelmusch, that is, a Sparrow 

 dwelling within holes and caverns. Now here I wish the 

 Germans to be warned, that since there are two birds called 

 grasmusch in their tongue, the Troglodytes is that kind alone 

 which throughout the year is noticed to be like the Regulus 

 and not that which is feathered round the jaws, and goes 

 away so soon as winter comes. Of this Passer I once met 

 with a nest built on the ground among nettles and I have 

 often seen young having left the nest before that they 

 could fly, creeping among the grass and shrubs. It feeds 

 on worms, and it is wont a little before evening to cry out 

 with not a little vehemence ; it goes to roost almost the last 

 of all the birds. 



OF THE PAVO. 



Tacov, pavo, in English a pecok, in German eyn pffaw, in 

 Saxon eyn pagelun. 



PLINY. 



The Peacock is admired for setting forth his jew- 

 elled colours, generally counter to the sun, since thus 

 they shine the brighter, while with concave tail he 

 gains certain reflexions of the shade for other feathers 

 which shine brighter in the dark, and at the same 



