4SS THE PHILOSOPHY 



freezes, and feed upon the aurellae of infe£ls ; the wheat ear, 

 fome of which are to be feen during the winter, &c. 



LiJ} ef Winter Birds cf Pajfage in the neighbourhood of Selborne. 



1. The ring-oufeh This bird appears about Michaelmas 

 week, and is a new migration lately difcovercd by Mr. White. 



2. The red-wing, or wind-thrufh, appears in Britain about 

 old Michaelmas. They come in great flocks from the froz- 

 en regions of the north. 



3. Field-fare. Thefe birds vilit Britain In immenfe num- 

 bers about Michaelmas, and depart about the end of Febru- 

 ary, or the beginning of March. They pafs the fummer in 

 the northern parts of Europe, and likewife in Lower Auftria*. 

 They breed in the largeil trees, feed on berries of all kindsf , 

 but prefer thofe of the juniper. It is piobable that the field- 

 fares which migrate into Britain come from Norway and the 

 northern regions of Europe, becaufe we find that they both 

 breed and winter in Pruflia, Auft:riaJ, and the more temper- 

 ate climates. 



4. The Royfi:on-crow, or hooded crow pf our countryman 

 Sir Robert Sibbald, is likewife a bird of pafilige. It vifits us 

 in the beginning of winter, and departs with the wood-cocks. 

 They frequent the inland as well as the maritime parts of 

 Britain. When near the coafts, they feed upon crabs, muf- 

 cles, and other fheli-filhes. They breed in Sweden, build 

 their nefi:s in trees, and lay four eggs|l. They likewife breed 

 in the fouthern parts of Germany, and particularly on the 

 banks of the Danube % 



5. The wood-cock appears in this country about old Mi- 

 chaelmas. During the fummer, wood- cocks inhabit the 

 Alps**, Norway, Swedenff, and the northern parts of Eu- 



* Kramer Elench. page. 361. f I.inn. Faun. Suec fp. 78. 



\ Klein Hift, Avium, page 178. 



II Linn, Faun. Suec. fp. 88. ^ Kramer, page ^iZZ^ 



** Willoughby's Ornithology, page 290, 



•!:f M. de Gcer's and Dr. Walierius's letters to Mr. Penna.nt. 



