INTRODUCTION. XV11 



The brawling rapids next our steps invite, and 

 there the lively Dipper (Cinclus) appears : — 



Close to the riv'let bank, the Dipper shy 

 Tries first his notes. 



Next seek we the marsh and there " soon as the 

 evening shades prevail," the dire booming of the 

 Bittern will salute our ears : 



at dusk the Bittern loud 



Bellows, and blows her evening horn. 



Should we be enticed into the garden, the active 

 elegant Yellow Warbler (Silvia melodiaj will 

 charm us by his unceasing activity and lively habits. 



Now thou art seen in the woodbine bower, 

 Gracefully gliding from flower to flower ; 

 Now climbing the stem of the asphodel, 

 Or the tall campanula's snowy bell. 



There are yet other scenes. Even if 



A thousand miles from land are we, 

 Tossing about on the roaring sea, 



we shall still be accompanied by the feathered race. 

 The Stormy Petrel (Tlialassidroma pelagicaj 

 shoots past us like an arrow, as if the guardian 

 spirit of the ocean : the poet describes it well : — 



