156 TREATISE ON 



Sweet warbler of the circling year, 

 Of summer bright and winter drear, 

 I love thy cheerful note to hear, 

 Wand'ring the brakes among. 



At early dawn thy native lay 

 Precedes the orient beam of day. 

 And oft, at evening's parting ray, 

 I hear thy vesper song. 



Within thy warm and mossy cell. 

 Where scarce *twould seem thyself could dwell, 

 Twice eight, a speckled brood we tell, 

 Nestling beneath thy wing ! 



And still unwearied, many a day. 

 Thy little partner loves to stay. 

 Perched on some trembling limber spray, 

 Beside his mate to sing. 



Anont/mottfi 



THE COMMON WREN. 



KITTY WREN. 



SYLVIA troglodytes; LATHAM. MOTACILLA 



TROGLODYTES ; LINN^US. LE TROGLODYTE ; 



BUFFON. 



This little warbler is a very common species 

 in Britain. It remains vritli us the whole year, and 

 braves our severest winters. It begins its song early 



