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caufe we find that they both breed and winter in Pruffia, Auftria *, 

 and the more temperate climates. 



4. The Royfton-crow, or hooded crow of cur countryman Sir 

 Robert Sibbald, is Ukewife a bird of paflage. It vifits us in the be- 

 ginning of winter, and departs with the wood-cocks. They frequent 

 the inland as well as the maritime parts of Britain. When near the 

 coafts, they feed upon crabs, mufcles, and other fliell-fiflies. They 

 breed in Sweden, build their nefts in trees, and lay four eggs t» 

 They likewife breed in the fouthern parts of Germany, and parti- 

 culfirly on the banks of the Danube f. 



5. The wood-coek appears in this country about old Michaelmas. 

 During the fummer, wood-cocks inhabit the Alps |j, Norway, Swe- 

 den §, and the northern parts of Europe. From thefe countries they 

 retire as foon as the froft commences, which obliges them to migrate 

 into milder climates, where the foil is open, and more adapted to 

 their mode of feeding ; for they live on worms, which they fearch 

 for with their long bills in foft and moid grounds in the midft of 

 woods. Wood-cocks, taking the advantage of the night, or of fog- 

 gy weather, arrive here ia flocks : But they foon feparate ; and, 

 before returning to their fummer quarters, they pair. They fly and 

 feed during the night. They begin their flight in the evening, and 

 return to their retreats in the glades when day commences. They 

 depart from Britain about the end of February or the beginning of 

 March. Some of them, however, like the fl:raggling fwallows, 

 have been known to breed, and to remain here during the whole 



year. 



• Klein Hi ft. Avium, pag. 178. 



I Linn. Faun. Suec. fp. 88. 

 X Kramer, pag. 333. 



II Willoughby's Ornithology, pag. 290. 



4 M. de Geer's and Dr Wallerius's letters to Mr Pennant. 



