noife, then defcends with great velocity, making a bleating 

 found not unlike an old goat, which is repeated alternately- 

 round the neft pofTeffed by the female, efpecially while (he is 

 fitting." 



During fevere weather they will frequently refort to plan- 

 tations of low ever-greens, and will devour the leaves of 

 cabbage or coleworts, and alfo grafs. The provincial names 

 are Snite, Mud-Sucker, and Heather-Bleater. 



In our plate the engraver has mifpelt the fpecific name, 

 which we did not difcover till our itnpreffion was worked off. 



