226 BRITISH AND EUROPEAN BIRDS. 



The bright Citrinel* cried " Willy winky" aloud; 

 The Turnstone and Knot made a part of the crowd ; 

 Sea-Swaxlow8, Sea-Crows, and some Shear- 

 waters came ; 

 And many more sea-birds not known unto fame. 



during tlieir migration. Tlioii>andH have been taken in a day 

 in the kingdom of Naples. 



Tlie Virginianus, or Virginian-Quail, is rather less than the 

 common partridge; it inhabits the woods of America, and 

 perches on trees. 



The Kakelik has the bill, eye-brows, and legs, scarlet; size 

 of a pigeon; is named from its note Kakelik; inhabits China. 



The Majoff Great-Tinamou, or Great- Parti idge, has a yel- 

 low body. legs yellowish brown; bill black, back and tail with 

 black spots ; eighteen inches long ; roosts on the lowest branches 

 of trees; feeds on worms, insects, and fruits; builds twice a- 

 year, and lays from twelve to fifteen eggs; inliabits the woods of 

 South America. Note a dull kind of whistle, which may be 

 heard a great way off; the natives imitate it to decoy them. 



The above birds are all more or less excellent food, and 

 known by the general term Game. Many of the tribe are ex- 

 tremely pugnacious, particularly the grouse, partridges, and 

 quails ; this arises most probably from the fact that the males 

 are^enerally more numerous than the females. Some of this 

 genus of birds in cold climates vary in plumage exceedingly du- 

 ring the summer and winter montlts. 



* Emberiza Citrinella, or Yellow-Hammer, (see Note 20), 

 one of the few birds to whicJi in this work a new name is given, 

 and this is here done from the intractable nature of the old one. 

 Some of our naturalists have described the song of the yellow- 

 hammer as being composed of only six or seven notes, but it is 

 very often many more than six. They are uttered with consi- 

 derable rapidity, the penult being dwelt upon with much em- 

 phasis, ♦' Willy willy, willy willy f willy willy, wink ky."' 



