222 NATURAL HISTORY 



LETTER VII. 



TO THE SAME. 



RiNGMER, near Lewes, 

 DEAR SIR; Oct. 8, 1770. 



1 AM glad to hear that Kuckalm is to fur- 

 nish you witli the birds of Jamaica ; a sight 

 of the hirundines of that hot and distant 

 island would be a great entertainment to 

 me. 



The Aiini of Scopoli are now in my pos- 

 session ; and I have read the A?mus Primus 

 with satisfaction : for though some parts of 

 this work are exceptionable, and he may 

 advance some mistaken observations ; yet 

 the ornithology of so distant a country as 

 Carniola is very curious. Men that under- 

 take only one district are much more likely 

 to advance natural knowledge than those 

 that grasp at more than they can possi- 

 bly be acquainted with : every kingdom. 



