226 BRITISH AND EUROPEAN BIRDS. 



The bright Citrinel* cried " Willy winky" aloud; 

 The Turnstone and Knot made a part of the crowd ; 

 Sea-Swallows, Sea-Crows, and some Shear- 

 waters came; 

 And many more sea- birds not known unto fame. 



during their migration. Thousands have heen taken in a day 

 in the kingdom of Naples. 



The Virginianus, or Virginian-Quail, is rather less than the 

 common partridge; it inhabits the woods of America, and 

 perches on trees. 



The Kakelik has the bill, eye-brows, and legs, scarlet; size 

 of a pigeon; is named from its note Kakelik ; inhabits China. 



The Major, Great-Tinamou, or Great-Partridge, has a yel- 

 low body, legs yellowish brown; bill black, back and tail with 

 black spots ; eighteen inches long ; roosts on the lowest branches 

 of trees; feeds on worms, insects, and fruits; builds twice a- 

 year, and lays from twelve to fifteen eggs; inhabits the woods of 

 South America. Note a dull kind of whistle, which may be 

 heard a great way off; the natives imitate it to decoy them. 



The above birds are all more or less excellent food, and 

 known by the general term Game. Many of the tribe are ex- 

 tremely pugnacious, particularly the grouse, partridges, and 

 quails ; this arises most probably from the fact that the males 

 are generally more numerous than the females. Some of this 

 genus of birds in cold climates vary in plumage exceedingly du- 

 ring the summer and winter months. 



* Emberjza Citrinella, or Yellow-Hammer, (see Note *>), 

 one of the few birds to which in this work a new name is given, 

 and this is here done from the intractable nature of the old one. 

 Some of our naturalists have described the song of the yellow- 

 hammer as being composed of only six or seven notes, but it is 

 very often many more than six. They are uttered with consi- 

 derable rapidity, the penult being dwelt upon with much em- 

 phasis, " Willy willy, willy willy, willy willy, winkky." 



