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  THE 
  ZOOLOGIST. 
  

  

  ncevia), 
  Hedge-Sparrow 
  {Accentor 
  modularis), 
  Blue 
  Titmouse, 
  

   Wren 
  (Troglodytes 
  par 
  ndus), 
  Greenfinch, 
  House- 
  Sparrow, 
  Chaf- 
  

   finch, 
  Linnet, 
  Reed-Bunting 
  (Emberiza 
  schceniclus) 
  , 
  Corn-Bunt- 
  

   ing, 
  Yellow 
  Bunting, 
  Nightjar 
  (Caprimidgus 
  europceus), 
  Turtle- 
  

   Dove. 
  Rarely, 
  the 
  Starling 
  and 
  Tree-Pipit. 
  

  

  I 
  have 
  heard 
  the 
  following 
  species 
  regularly 
  singing 
  on 
  house- 
  

   tops 
  and 
  other 
  buildings 
  : 
  — 
  The 
  Swallow, 
  Robin, 
  House-Sparrow, 
  

   and 
  Starling. 
  Occasionally 
  the 
  Great 
  Titmouse, 
  Hedge-Sparrow, 
  

   and 
  Wren. 
  Once 
  only 
  the 
  Song-Thrush. 
  

  

  Those 
  heard 
  singing 
  on 
  the 
  ground 
  include 
  the 
  Ring-Ouzel 
  

   (Tardus 
  torquatus), 
  Dipper 
  (Cinclus 
  aquaticus), 
  Pied 
  Wagtail, 
  

   Starling, 
  Cuckoo, 
  and 
  Land-Rail 
  (Crex 
  pratensis). 
  

  

  Those 
  heard 
  singing 
  on 
  the 
  wing 
  include 
  the 
  Whitethroat, 
  

   Dipper, 
  Great 
  Titmouse, 
  Tree-Pipit, 
  Meadow-Pipit, 
  Swallow, 
  

   Martin, 
  Linnet, 
  Greenfinch, 
  Corn-Bunting, 
  Sky-Lark 
  (Alauda 
  

   arvensis), 
  Wood-Lark 
  (A. 
  arborea), 
  Lesser 
  Redpoll 
  (Linota 
  

   rufescens), 
  and 
  Swift 
  (Cypselus 
  apus). 
  

  

  Several 
  species 
  of 
  birds 
  delight 
  to 
  sing 
  — 
  scores 
  or 
  hundreds 
  

   together 
  — 
  in 
  chorus, 
  and 
  those 
  I 
  have 
  heard 
  include 
  the 
  Starling, 
  

   House- 
  Sparrow, 
  Linnet, 
  Swallow, 
  Martin, 
  and 
  Swift. 
  

  

  I 
  have 
  heard 
  the 
  following 
  birds 
  singing 
  whilst 
  perched 
  upon 
  

   telegraph-wires 
  : 
  — 
  The 
  Whitethroat, 
  Pied 
  Wagtail, 
  Swallow, 
  

   Corn-Bunting, 
  and 
  Cirl-Bunting 
  (Emberiza 
  cirlus). 
  

  

  The 
  Little 
  Grebe 
  (Podicipes 
  fluviatilis) 
  sings 
  (?) 
  upon 
  the 
  

   water. 
  

  

  Birds 
  singing 
  at 
  Night. 
  

  

  To 
  the 
  list 
  given 
  under 
  this 
  heading 
  in 
  the 
  August 
  issue 
  of 
  

   ' 
  The 
  Zoologist 
  ' 
  should 
  be 
  added 
  the 
  Sedge-Warbler 
  and 
  the 
  

   Grasshopper-Warbler, 
  which 
  are 
  very 
  regular 
  night-singers. 
  

   The 
  Nightjar, 
  Tawny 
  Owl 
  (Syrnium 
  aluco), 
  and 
  Land-Rail 
  also 
  

   are 
  often 
  noisy 
  at 
  the 
  peaceful 
  midnight 
  hour. 
  

  

  As 
  it 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  my 
  good 
  fortune 
  to 
  hear 
  the 
  night 
  song 
  of 
  

   the 
  Wood-Lark, 
  which 
  is 
  unknown 
  here, 
  I 
  am 
  unable 
  to 
  endorse 
  

   the 
  testimony 
  of 
  other 
  ornithologists 
  who 
  speak 
  in 
  its 
  praise. 
  

  

  Scarborough. 
  

  

  