NATURAL HISTORY 



RAII NO.MINA. 



All singing birds, and those that have any preten- 

 sions to song, not only in Britain, but perhaps the 

 world through, come under the Linnaean Ordo of Pas- 

 seres. 



The abovementioned birds, as they stand numerically, 

 belong to the following Linnaean genera: 



1, 7, 10, 27. Alauda: 8, 28. Hirundo : 



2, 11,21. Turdiu: 13, 16, 19. Fringilla: 



3, 4, 5, 9, 12, 15. > mtacUa . 22, 24. Paru*: 

 17, 18, 20, 23, 25, 26, $ - 14, 29. Loxia. 

 6, 30. Emberiza : 



Birds that sing as they fly are but few : 



Skylark, Alauda vulgaris : Rising, suspended, and falling. 



Tin its descent; also sitting on 

 Titlark, Alauda pratoi-wti : % trees, and walking on the 



( ground. 



Woodlark, 



Blackbird, Merula vulgaris : Sometimes from bush to bush. 



White,h,oa t , Fice^ affi ni, : 



Swallow, Hirundo domestica : In soft sunny weather. 



Wren, Passei' troglodytes : Sometimes from bush to bush. 



Birds that breed most early in these parts : 



Raven, Corcus: Hatches in February and March. 



Song-thrush, Turdus: In March. 



Blackbird, Merula vulgaris : In March. 



Rook, Comix J rug ilega: Builds the beginning of March. 



Woodlark, Alauda arborea : Hatches in April. 



Ring dove, | ^f "* ''' 9M<1 ' | Lays the beginning of April. 



