or SELBOKNE. 



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Hedge-sparrow, Cunuca . 



"WTiite-wagtail. 

 Yellow-wagtail, 

 Grey- wagtail, 



Wheat-ear, 



Whiii-chat, 

 Stone-chatter, 



Golden-crowned 

 wren, 



IMotaciUa alba : 

 Motacillajiavu : 

 Motacdla chierea 



Oenantlie . 



Oenauthe secunda. 

 Oenanthe tertia. 



i Regiihu 



s cristatus. 



Haunt sinks for crumbs and 



other sweepings. 

 These frequent shallow ri- 

 vulets near the Spring 

 heads, where they never 

 freeze: eat the aureliaeof 

 Phryganea. The smallest 

 birds that walk. 

 ( Some of these are to be 

 } seen with us the AYinter 

 ^ through. 



S 



This is the smallest British 

 bird : haunts the tops of 

 tall trees; stays the Win- 

 ter through. 



A List of the Winter Birds of Passage 

 round this neighbourhood, ranged some- 

 ichat in the order in ivhich they appear : 



KAII NOMINA 



1. Ring-ousel, Merula torqnatu .- 



2. Redwing, 



3. Fieldfare, 



4. Royslon-crow, 



5. Woodcock, 



6. Snipe, 



7. Jack-snii)e, 



8. Wood-pigeon, 



Turdus iliacus ; 

 Turdus pilaris .- 

 Comix einerea : 

 Scolopax : 



Galliiia"o minor 



Gallinago niinima. 



(Jenas ; 



This is a new migration, 

 which I have lately dis- 

 covered about Michael- 

 mas \veek, and again 

 about the fr)urteentn of 

 March. 

 About old Michaelmas. 

 \ Though a percher by day, 

 ' roosts on the ground. 



Most frequent on downs. 

 [ Ajjpears about o\d. Michael- 



• mrts. 



\ Some snipes constantly 



• breed with us. 



Seldom appear; 

 not ill such 

 formerlv. 



till late; 

 plenty as 



