ANALOGIES OF THE HEDGE-SPARROW. 293 
ago placed the hedge-sparrow in the genus Accentor, 
in which he has been followed by all succeeding orni- 
thologists: this genus, preceded by T'richas, and fol- 
lowed by Parus, is found to occupy a station in its own 
circle precisely corresponding to that of the rasorial 
type of birds, which it therefore represents. 
(356.) But as a diagram will bring these comparisons 
more immediately before the eye of the reader, we sub- 
join the following: the dotted lines showing the mutual 
analogy of the respective groups. 
Tnsessores Parus 
To eS a eh A en ee 
BIRDS 
Rasores 
wren ter mew er eren eres come w mn oe ftere em a cme ee eee th eneme oe an iererwn cen mn ene nmerenceseess, 
Raptores 
Grallateres _Q————-"-= =< === 
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Natatores Setophaga 
All these relations of analogy will be found substan- 
tiated, not merely by external structure, but by natural 
habits and economy. Our present enquiry, however, 
is entirely confined to the demonstration of the latter, 
and simply as regards the fact of the analogy between the 
hedge-sparrow and the rasorial type of the class of birds. 
Bearing in mind, therefore, the characters already 
given to this type (317.), let us now trace in what way 
nature has exhibited them in this instance; so that the 
hedge-sparrow should represent, symbolically, the Ra- 
sores, or the gallinaceous order of birds. 
(357.) The rasorial races, of all birds, are the most 
familiar, the most domestic, and the most fearless of 
man: this is their chief characteristic; and this is 
equally true of the hedge-sparrow ; of all our warblers 
(with the exception of the robin, also a rasorial type), 
it is the most familiar ; it pecks about our window with 
a certain degree of humble confidence and trusting secu- 
rity which is seen in no other of its family ; it is, in short, 
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