or SELBORNE. 201 



observations on some birds concerning the 

 continuation of whose song I seem at pre- 

 sent to have some doubt. 



I am. &c. 



LETTER II. 



TO TJIE SAME. 



DEAR SIR; Selborne, Nov. 2, 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 : 

 1 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 

 ])roceed to such birds (singing birds strictly 



