a lane a few miles from Alresford, where there 

 is a great lake : it was kept a while, but died. 



I saw young teals taken alive in 

 the ponds of Wolmer Forest in 

 the beginning of July last, 

 along with flappers, or 

 young wild ducks. 



All the swallow kind 

 sip their water as they 

 sweep over the face of 

 pools or rivers : like 

 Virgil's bees they drink 

 flying — flumina sum- 

 ma libant." In this meth- 

 od of drinking perhaps 

 this genus may be pe- 

 culiar. 



Lapwings, 



The sedge-bird sings most part of the night ; its 

 notes are hurrying, but not unpleasing, and imitative 



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