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markable with regard to this bird, that the female 

 anfwers the purpofe of a call-bird as well as the 

 male, which is not experienced in any other bird 

 taken by the London bird-catchers. 



It may perhaps furprize, that under this article 

 of finging birds, we have not mentioned the night- 

 ingale, which is not a bird of flight, in the fenfe the 

 bird-catchers ufe this term. The nightingale, like 

 the robin, wren, and many other finging birds, 

 only moves from hedge to hedge, and does not 

 take the periodical flights in October and March. 

 The perfons who catch thefe birds, make ufe of 

 fmall trap-nets, without call- birds, and are confi- 

 dered as inferior in dignity to other bird-catchers, 

 who will not rank with them. 



The nightingale being the firft of finging birds, 

 we mall here infert a few particulars relating to it, 

 that were tranimitted to us fince the defcription 

 of that bird was printed. 



Its arrival is expected, by the trappers in the 

 neighborhood of London, the firft week in April-, at 

 the beginning none but cocks are taken, but in 

 a few days the hens make their appearance, ge- 

 nerally by themfelves, though fometimes a few 

 males come along with them. 



The latter are diftinguifhed from the females 

 not only by their fuperior fize, but by a great 

 fwelling of their vent, which commences on the 

 firft arrival of the hens. 



They 



