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NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE. 



now the season for remarking on that subject, I am willing 

 to repeat my observations on some birds concerning the 

 continuation of whose song I seem at present to have some 

 doubt. 



LETTER 11. 



Selborne, Nov. 2nd, 1769. 



When I did myself the honour to write to you about the 

 end of last June on the subject of natural history, I sent 

 you a list of the summer birds of passage which I have 

 observed in this neighbourhood ; and also a list of the 

 winter birds of passage : I mentioned besides those soft- 

 billed birds that stay with us the winter through in the 

 south of England, and those that are remarkable for 

 singing in the night. 



According to my proposal, I shall now proceed to such 

 birds (singing birds strictly so called) as continue in full 

 song till after midsummer ; and shall range them somewhat 

 in the order in which they first begin to open as the spring 

 advances. 



EAII NOMINA. 



1. Woodlark, 



2. Song-thiusb, 



3. Wren, 



4. Redbreast, 



Alauda arborea. 



Turdus 

 diet us. 



In January, and continues 

 to sing through all the 

 summer and autumn. 



^ -! August ; reassume their 



[ song in autumn. 



Passer troglodytes. | "^^^.^pj'/'^'' ^^'^ ^'^'^ "'" 



Eabecula. Ditto. 



