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the Swallow there are colle6led feveral obfer- 

 vations on, and accounts of, the paflage of 

 birds, from good authors *. 



Dr. Shaw, in his fore- mentioned work, page 

 253. fays, " the Woodcock makes its firft 

 " appearance in 06lober, and continueth till 

 March following : the Africans call it [Ham' 

 marel Hadiel] the Afs of the Partridges." 

 Since no account tells us where the Wood- 

 cocks go in fummer, I am of opinion that 

 they retire to the northern and unfrequented 

 parts of the world to breed. The above ac- 

 count Ihews, that they fpread themfelves far 

 fouthward in the winter. 



I have difcovered, that there are many birds 

 common both to the old world and America : 

 I faw lately brought from Hudfon's-Bay a 

 bird, under the name of a Snow bird, which, 

 they fay, is one of the firft that appears in the 



* See thefe ObfbrTations, page 96. 



fpring, 



