MIGRATION OF BRITISH BIRDS. 5 u 



gularlyandconftantlymigrateintothis 

 ifland, and do not breed here. The 

 Chatterer, the Hawfinch and Crofsbill 

 come here at fuch uncertain times, 

 as not to deferve the name of birds of 

 pafTage; and, on that account, rather 

 merit a place in the appendix than in 

 the body of the work. 



Stare* Breeds here ; poffibly feveral remove 



to other countries for that purpofe, 

 fmce the produce of thofe that con- 

 tinue here, feems unequal to the 

 clouds of them that appear in winter. 

 It is not unlikely that many migrate 

 into Sueden, where Mr. Berger ob- 

 ferves they return in fpring. 



Swallows. Every fpecies difappears at approach 



of winter. 



Slender billed All of thefe feed on infects and 

 fmall birds. worms •, yet only part of them quit 

 thefe kingdoms ; though the reafon of 

 migration is the fame to all. The 

 Nightingale, Blackcap, Flycatcher, 

 Willow-wren, Wheatear, Whimhat, 

 Stone - chatter, and White - throat, 

 leave us before winter, while the 

 fmall and delicate golden Crejled-wren 

 braves our fevereft frofls. We ima- 

 gine that the migrants of this genus 

 K k 3 continue 



