1891.
July 13
(No 2)
England.
Camelford to Bodmin. - Song Sparrow's, the resemblance
lying chiefly if not wholly in the tone or quality
of the terminal "dee". The bird may be said to
take the place of the Song Sparrow in English hedges
as the Skylark does that of our Bobolink in 
English fields. The Yellow Hammer, however, is probably
less given to skulking among grass or bushes than is
our Song Sparrow. At least I always see it perched
either on a telegraph wire or the topmost spray
of a hedge. Perhaps this is merely because I see
only the males when singing. The Song Sparrow
sings habitually in precisely similar situations.
Both the Yellow Hammer and Corn Bunting fly
much like our Grass Finch. 
  There were much fewer flowers along the roadsides
to-day than usual and the general appearance 
of the country was browner and less fertile, perhaps
because the grass is ripening fast. The farmers
seem to be in no haste to cut it. One of them
said to me to-day that they were waiting until
they were quite sure that the weather had become
settled! A Yankee farmer would hardly let three
perfect "hay days" pass before making up his 
mind on this point. The hay crop is usually
harvested here two weeks earlier than this date.
  One of the characteristics of English country roads
(as well as village streets) is that there is no shade
all the branches which overhang the way being cut
off. The suns rays were simply scorching to-day in
the deep cuts. We were also followed by swarms of horse-
flies much like our green heads but of a uniform grayish 
brown color. They annoyed our horse excessively.