6 9 $ APPENDIX. 



is its continuance of fong, without a paufe, which 

 I have obferved fometimes not to be lefs than 

 twenty feconds. Whenever refpiration, however, 

 became neceffary, it was taken with as much judg- 

 ment as by an opera finger. 



The Iky lark again, in this particular, is only fe- 

 cond to the nightingale *. 



* I mail here iniert a table, by which the comparative 

 merit of the - Britijb Tinging birds may be examined, the idea 

 of which I have borrowed from Monf. de Piles, in his Cours de 

 Peinture par Principes. I lhall not be furprized, however, 

 if, as he fuggefts, many may difagree with me about parti- 

 cular birds, as he fuppofes they will do with him> concerning 

 the merits of painters 



As I have five columns inflead of the four which M. de 

 Piles ufes, I make 20 the point of ab folate perfection, inftead 

 of 1 6, which is his ltandard. 



Nightingale - 

 Skylark ----- 

 Woodlark - - 



Titlark 



Linnet ----- 

 Goldfinch - - - - 

 Chaffinch - - - - 

 Greenfinch - - 

 Hedge- fparrow - - - 

 Aberdevine (or Sifkin) 



Redpoll 



Thtulh - - - - - 

 Blackbird - - 



Robin - - - - - 

 Wren ----- 

 Reed -fparrow - - - 

 Black-cap, or theNorfoli 

 Mock nightingale * 



Mellow- 

 nefs of 

 tone. 



J 9 

 4 

 18 

 12 

 12 



4 

 4 

 4 



H 



Spright- 

 ly notes. 



! 4 

 l 9 



4 

 12 



16 



19 

 12 



6 







2 



4 







4 



4 



4 



4 



4 



6 



16 







12 







4 



* Brit, Zool. 



12 



p. 262. 



Plaintive 

 notes. 



19 



4 

 17 

 12 



12 



4 

 4 

 4 

 6 

 o 

 o 



4 

 o 



12 



o 

 o 



Com- 

 pafs. 



19 

 18 



12 

 12 



l6 

 12 



8 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 2 

 12 

 4 



Execu- 

 tion. 



l 9 

 18 



12 



8 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 2 

 12 



4 

 2 



And 



