NOTES OF BIRDS. 



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It embraces, however, at one view, not only the 

 singing-birds strictly so called, but others which 

 White has arranged separately, from their scarcely 

 deserving that name, though possessing "somewhat 

 of a note." It also contains four species, viz. the 

 cuckoo, ring-dove, stock-dove, and turtle-dove, which, 

 though belonging to quite different orders of birds 

 from all the rest, are most of them well known for 

 their, peculiar call or note, heard for a longer or 

 shorter interval during the warm season. The whole 

 are given in the order in which they are generally 

 first hear. 



First 

 heard. 



Last 

 heard. 



Re- 



assumes. 



1. Wren ( Troglodytes europ&us) 



2. Redbreast (Erytliaca rubecula) 



3. Common Bunting (Emberiza miliaria) ,, 



4. Marsh Tit (Parus palustris) 



5. Hedge Accentor (Accentor modularis) 



6. Cole Tit (Parus ater) . . . 



7. Sky-lark (Alauda arvensis) . . 



8. Great Tit (Parus major) . . . 



9. Missel Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) 

 1 0. Song Thrush ( Turdus musiais) 



11. Chaffinch (Fringilla ccelebs) . . 



12. Blackbird (Turdus merula) . . 



13. Golden-crested Wren (Regulus cristatus) n 14 



14. Yellow-hammer (Emberiza citrinella) 



15. Greenfinch (Coccothraustes cMoris) 



16. Ring-dove (Columba palumbus) 



17. Stock-dove (Columba cenas) . . 



18. Pied Wagtail ( Motacilla yarrellii) 



19. Linnet, (Linota cannabina) . . . 



20. Chiff-chaff (Sylvia Uppolais) . . 



21. Goldfinch (Carduelis elegans) . . 



22. Tit Pipit (Anthus pratensis) . . 



23. Willow Warbler (Sylvia trochilus) 



24. Re'dstart (Phcenicura ruttcilla) . . 



