INTRODUCTION. 



33 



applied terms, which to us appear so perspicuous 

 and so well known. To shew how far, and where 

 our opinion diiFers from that of the honourable 

 author's, we think the best way is to give a table 

 of our o^vn, which includes some excellent British 

 song-bu'ds overlooked by that author in his table, 

 — twenty still being considered the point of per- 

 fection, in our table as well as his. It is as fol- 

 lows : — 



] 



VleUow- 



Spright 



- Plaintive- 



Com- 



] 



Execu- 



Dura- 





ness. 



liness. 





ness. 





pass. 





tion. 



tion. 



Nightingale 



19 



- 10 



- 



19 



. 



19 



- 



19 



- 19 



Blackcap 



19 



- 6 



- 



16 



- 



10 



- 



10 



- 8 



Redbreast 



16 



- 6 



- 



16 



- 



8 



- 



8 



- 8 



Greater Pettychaps 10 



- 12 



- 



14 



- 



14 



- 



14 



- 12 



Redstart 



6 



- 8 



- 



6 



- 



12 



- 



10 



- 6 



Willow Wren 



8 



- 8 



- 



10 



_ 



12 



. 



10 



- 7 



Golden-crestedWren 2 



- 6 



- 



2 



. 



8 



_ 



6 



- 5 



Common Wren 



1 



- 8 



- 



1 



- 



4 



_ 



4 



- 4 



Sedge Warbler 







- 8 



- 



3 



- 



4 



- 



4 



- 5 



Hedge Warbler 







- 4 



- 



2 



- 



2 



- 



3 



- 3 



Blackbird 



16 



- 4 



- 



8 



_ 



8 



. 



6 



- 7 



Thrush 



16 



- 6 



- 



10 



- 



1^ 



_ 



8 



- 9 



Solitary Thrush 



18 

 18 



- 4 



- 4 



- 



19 

 10 



- 



12 

 10 



- 



10 



- 10 



Missel Thrush 



8 



- 10 



Skylark 



2 



- 19 



- 



4 



- 



18 



- 



19 



- 18 



Woodlark 



14 



- 10 



- 



16 



- 



14 



_ 



14 



- 14 



Fieldlark 



2 



- 10 



_ 



2 



« 



10 



_ 



12 



- 8 



Titlark 



4 



- 8 



. 



4 



_ 



8 



_ 



6 



- 6 



Siskin or Aberdevine 



- 16 



. 



2 



_ 



10 



_ 



12 



- 8 



Goldfinch 







- 16 



. 



2 



_ 



8 



_ 



12 



- a 



Grey Linnet - 



2 



. 18 



. 



4 



. 



16 



_ 



16 



- 10 



Redbreasted Linnet 2- 



- 16 



- 



4 



- 



14 



. 



16 



- a 



b2. 



