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it less than a Turdus. Therefore, since I know no other little 

 bird which sits upon the rushes and the reeds, save the Reed 

 Sparrow of the English, I believe that kind to be the Junco. 

 Now this bird is small, a little smaller than a Sparrow, with 

 a longish tail, and a black head. The other parts are brown. 



OF THE LlNGULACA, FROM ARISTOTLE. 



Lingulaca, in Greek called yXcorris, puts forth 

 a long tongue, whence comes its name ; it is one of 

 the leaders of Coturnices, it has the form of a lake- 

 haunting bird. 



OF THE LAGOPUS, FROM PLINY. 



The Lagopus is in flavour excellent, its feet shaggy 

 as in a hare have given it this name. Otherwise it 

 is white, in size as the Columbi ; it is not eaten 

 except in the land of which it is a native, since it 

 is not tameable while living, and when killed its flesh 

 soon putrefies. There is another bird of the same 

 name, differing but in size from the Coturnices, most 

 excellent for food with yellow saffron sauce. 



Of this Martial makes mention in the following verse : 

 If my Flaccus delights in the eared lagopes. 



OF THE LlGURINUS OR SPINUS. 



'A/cavOls, spinus, or ligurinus, in English a grene finche, 

 as I suppose, in German eyn kirsfincke. 



ARISTOTLE. 



The Ligurini, commonplace in mode of life and 

 colour, yet excel in pleasantness of song. And they 

 are of the list of birds which feed on thistle-seed. 

 The Florus, the Spinus, and the ^Egithus shew 

 mutual dislike. The Spinus wages war moreover 

 with the Ass. 



