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SECTION 6. SINGING BIRDS. Oscines. Term " Songsters," not 

 applicable to all. SWEET'S Genus Sylvia. Quotation from 

 PLINY. Species : 126, Skylark ; WORDSWORTH'S lines. 127, 

 Crested Lark. 128, Woodlark, Woodwele of the old ballads. 

 129, Shore Lark. 130, Titlark. 131, Field Lark. 132, Meadow 

 Lark. 133, Water Lark. 134, Starling. 135, Water Ouzel 

 136, Bohemian Chatterer. 137, Missel Thrush. 138, Song 

 Thrush. 139, Fieldfare. 140, Redwing. 141, Blackbird, Merle 

 and Woosel-cock of old writers. 142, Ring Ouzel. 143, Reed 

 Thrush 144,Rock Thrush. 145,Nightingale, variety of strains ; 

 BUFFON'S description; SWEET'S account ; how to feed when fresh 

 caught, by KIDD, &c. 146, Greater Nightingale. 147, Black- 

 cap, SWEET. 148, Fauvette, or Pettychap, SWEET. 149, White 

 throat. 150, White-breasted Warbler, or Babillard, SWEET. 

 151, Black, or Tithys Redstart. 152, Common Redstart, 

 SWEET. 153, Dunnock, or Hedge Warbler. 154, Redbreast, 

 COTTON and WORDSWORTH, &c. 155, Bluebreast, or Blue- 

 throated Warbler. 156, Arbour Bird. 157, Reed Wren, 

 SWEET. 158, Haybird, or Willow Wren, SWEET. 159, Rufous 

 Warbler. 160, Sedge Warbler, SWEET. 161, Grasshopper 

 Warbler, SWEET. 162, Wood Wren, SWEET. 163, Dartford 

 Warbler, SWEET, Furze Wren, described by RUSTICUS. 

 164, Wren,KNApp and WILLOUGHBY, Lines by BISHOP 

 MANT. 165, Golden-crested Wren. 166,. Whitetail, or Wheat- 

 ear, SWEET. 167, Whinchat, SWEET. 168, Stonechat, SWEET. 

 169, Alpine Warbler. 170, Common Pied Wagtail, Dish- 

 washer. 171, Grey Wagtail, cut of feet. 172, Yellow Wagtail, 

 Spring Oatear. 173, Oxeye, or greater Titmouse. 174, Cole 

 Tit. 175, Blue Tit. 176, Marsh Tit. 177, Crested Tit. 

 178. Bearded Tit. 179, Long-tailed Tit, or Mufflin . . 306 



SECTION 7. DOVES. Columbee. Place of Doves in various systems. 

 Characteristics of the order. Species : 180, Stock Dove. 

 181,'Ring Dove. 182, Turtle Dove. 183, Collared Turtle. 184, 

 Wild Rock Pigeon, original of the Domestic Pigeon, Varieties. 459 



SECTION 8. POULTRY. Gallince. Term scarcely applicable. 

 Species : 185, Common Partridge. 186, Quail. 187, Rock, or 

 Barbary Partridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473 



