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BAII NOMINA. 



4. Royston-crow, Gornix cinerea. 



5. Woodcock, Scolopax. 



6. Snipe, Gallinago minor. 



7. Jack-snipe, Gallinago minima. 



8. Wood-pigeon, Oenas. 



9. Wild-swan, Cygnusferus. 



10. Wild-goose, Anser ferns. 



11. Wild-duck, Anas torquata minor. 



12. Pochard, Anas f era fusca. 



13. Widgeon, Penelope. 



14. Teal, breeds \ 



Forest, 



15. Cross-beak, 



16. Cross-bill, 



17. Silk- tail, 



Coccothraustes. 



Loxia. 



Garrulus bohemicus. 



Most frequent on downs. 

 / Appears about old 

 \ Michaelmas. 

 f Some snipes constantly 

 \ breed with us. 



/Seldom appears till late; 

 \ not so plenty as formerly. 

 On some large waters. 



On our lakes and streams. 



These are only wanderers 

 that appear occasionally, 

 and are not observant 

 of any regular migration. 



These birds, as they stand numerically, belong to the 

 following Linnaean genera : 



1, 2, 3, Turdus. 



4, Corvus. 



5, 6, 7, Scolopax. 

 8, Columba. 



9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, Anas. 



15, 16, Loxia. 



17. 



Birds that sing in the night are but few : 



{ 



Nightingale, 



Woodlark, Alauda arborea. 



Less reed-sparrow, 



In shadiest covert hid." 



MILTON. 

 Suspended in mid air. 



Among reeds and willows. 



I should now proceed to such birds as continue to sing 

 after midsummer, but, as they are rather numerous, they 

 would exceed the bounds of this paper ; besides, as this is 



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