till the beginning of July, at which period th.e. young have 

 left the neft, when it again refumes its fong ; but not fo loud 

 or frequently as before, and continues it till it quits this 

 country ; whilfl; finging, its tail is continually jerked up in 

 a very fmgular manner. 



"The Redllart builds in holes in decayed trees and old wallsj 

 frequently placing the neft between the trunk of a tree and a 

 plant of ivy or woodbine that may be growing round it ; 

 this fpring, we took the neft from out of a thick bufli of 

 woodbine, it contained five eggs ; two weeks afterwards, the 

 fame pair of birds had' formed a fecond neft in the fame fpotj 

 which contained four eggs ; thefe they have now reared. The 

 neft is compofed of mofs, lined with hair and feathers ; it lays 

 five or fix light-blue eggs ; the young are at firft fpeckled in 

 the fame manner as the young of the Redbreaft ; but this they 

 lofe at the firft moult. 



This fpecles feeds on infecls, worms, and foft berries, as 

 currants, ftrawberries, rafpberries, and the like. 



Its provincial names are, Redtail, Firetail, Redrump, 

 Brandtail, and Redtailed Flycatcher, 



