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THE NATURAL HISTORY 



Hedge-sparrow, 



White-wagtail, 

 Yellow-wagtail, 

 Grey-wagtail, 



Wheat-ear, 



Motadlla alba. 

 Motacllla flava. 

 Motadlla cinerea. 



Oenanthe. 



Whin-chat, Oenanthe secunda. 



Stone-chatter, Oenanthe tertia. 



Golden-crowned wren, Regulm Cristatus. 



RAII NOMINA 



Curruca. Haunt sinks for crumbs and 



other sweepings. 

 /■These frequent shallow rivu- 

 lets near the spring heads, 

 where they never freeze : 

 eat the aureliae of Phry- 

 ganea. The smallest birds 

 that walk. 

 Some of these are to be seen 

 with us the winter through. 



This is the smallest British 

 bird : haunts the tops of 

 tall trees ; stays the winter 

 through. 



A List of the Winter Birds of Passage round this neighbour- 

 hood., ranged somewhat in the order in which they appear : 



This is a new migration 

 which I have lately dis- 

 covered about Michaelmas 

 week, and again about the 

 fourteenth of March. 



About old Michaelmas. 



Though a percher by day, 

 roosts on the ground. 



Most frequent on downs. 



Appears about old Michael- 

 mas. 



Some snipes constantly breed 

 with us. 



Seldom appears till late : not 

 in such plenty as formerly. 

 On some large waters. 



I. Ring-ousel, 



Merula iorquata. 



On our lakes and streams. 



1 These are only wanderers 

 that appear occasionally, 

 and are not observant of 

 any regular migration. 



