like a palm," plant is pahnatisy Linnaeus seems to 

 be in a puzzle about his Mtis amphibiiis, and to doubt 

 whether it differs from his Miis terrestris, which if it 

 be, as he allows, the mus agrestis capite grandi 

 brachyurus," a field-mouse, with a large head and 

 a short tail," is widely different from the water-rat, 

 both in size, make, and manner of life. 



As to the falco, which I mentioned in town, I 

 shall take the liberty to send it down to you into 

 Wales ; presuming on your candour, that you will 

 excuse me if it should appear as familiar to you as it 

 is strange to me. Though mutilated, such as you 

 would say it had formerly been, seeing that the re- 

 mains are what they are," qualevi dices . . . anteliac 

 fiiissc, tales ciiin sint reliqiiice ! " 



It haunted a marshy piece of ground in quest of 

 wild ducks and snipes ; but when it was shot, had 

 just knocked down a rook, which it was tearing in 

 pieces. I cannot make it answer to any of our Eng- 

 lish hawks ; neither could I find any like it at the 

 curious exhibition of stuffed birds in Spring Gar- 

 dens. I found it nailed up at the end of a barn, 

 which is the countr3'man's museum. 



The parish I live in is a very abrupt, uneven coun- 

 try, full of hills and woods, and therefore full of birds. 



A ugust 4, 1767. 



[In severe weather, fieldfares, redwings, skylarks, 



and titlarks resort to watered meadows for food ; the 



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