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NATURAL HISTORY 



9. Wild-swan,. Cygnus ferus : On some large waters. 



10. Wild-goose, Anser ferus. 



1 1 . Wild-duck, Anas forquata minor: 



12. Pochard, Anas f era fusca : 



1^- ^i^eon, Penelope : yOn our lakes and streams. , 



14. leal, breeds^ 

 with us in ff^ol- > Querquedula : 

 mer-forest. 3 



C These are only wanderers 



15. Cross-beak, Coceothraustes \ that appear occasion- 



16. Cross-bill, Lex: J ally, and are not ob- 



17. Silk-tail, Carrulus bohemicus : i servant of any regular 



^ migration. 



These birds, as they stand numerically, 

 belong to the following Limuean genera : 



1, 2, 3, Turdus : 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 



4 Corvus : Anas 



5, 6, 7, Scolopax : 1 5, 16, Loxia : 



8, Coluniba .17, Ampelis. 



Birds that sing in the night are but few. 



Nightingale, Laseinia : \ " I" ^^^^^^^^^^ ^"^^if 



" ° ' ( Milton. 



Woodlark, Alauda arborea : Suspended in mid air. 



-r J ^ Passer anind'uiaceus > . ^ j 'ii 



Less reed-sparrow. < minor • C -^"^^""S reeds and willows. 



I shall now proceed to such birds as 

 continue to sing after Midsummer, but as 

 they are rather numerous, they would 

 exceed the bounds of this paper : besides, 

 as this is now the season for remarking on 

 that subject, I am willing to repeat my 



