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SINGING BIRDS. 



24. Marsh titmouse, Parus palustris. 



25. Small willow- 



wren, 



^ harsh, sharp notes. 



\Regulus non crista-f Sings in March, and on 

 J ws. \ to September. 



'26. Largest do. 



27. Grasshopper- 



lark, 



28. Marten, 



29. Bullfinch, 



30. Bunting, 



Do. 



\ Alauda minima 

 J voce locustcc. 



Hirundo agrestis. 

 Pyrrhula. * 

 Emberiza alia. 



Cantat voce stridula lo- 

 custcR ; from end of 

 April to August. 

 Chirps all night, from the 

 - middle of April to the 

 (^ end of July. 



{All the breeding time ; 

 fromMay to September. 



f From the end of January 

 \ to July. 



All singing birds, and those that have any pretensions to 

 song, not only in Britain, but perhaps the world through, come 

 under the Linnaean or do of passer es. 



The above-mentioned birds, as they stand numerically, 

 belong to the following LinnaBan genera : 



1, 7, 10, 27, 

 2,11,21, 



3,4,5,9, 12, 15, 17, 

 18, 20, 23, 25,26, ' 

 6, 30, 



Alauda. 

 Turdus. 



Emberiza. 



8,28, 



13, 16, 19, 

 22, 24, 



14, 29, 



Hirundo. 

 Fringilla. 

 Parus. 

 Loxia. 



Birds that sing as they fly are but few : 



RAII NOMINA. 



Skylark, Alauda vulgaris. 



Titlark, 



Woodlark, 

 Blackbird, 



f In its descent ; also sitting 

 Alauda pratorum. -J on trees, and walking 



( on the ground. 



T Suspended; in hot sum- 

 Alauda arborea. < mer nights, all night 



I long. 



7i- 7 f Sometimes from bush to 



bush. 



* Both male and female bullfinches sing ; their notes are not much 

 varied, but possess a degree of simple wildness, which is delivered in a 

 low, but pleasing strain. The call note is very audible, and greatly 

 resembles the action of metallic substances against each other. In a 

 domesticated state, these birds are capable of attaining various tunes in a 

 high degree of perfection. We have heard them singing, with much 

 exactness, " Braw, braw lads o' Gala Water," and other melodies. In 

 Germany, they are taught a variety of waltzes. Our friend, William 

 Sharp, Esq. Cononsyth, near Montrose, has one of these foreign birds, 

 which sings several difficult waltzes and airs in a beautiful manner. ED. 



