YELLOW RED-POLL. 
either figured or described. Tiiey were the 
property of Philip Carterat Webbe, Esq. 
F. R. S. he. Member of Parliament for Hasle- 
mere, in Surrey ; who, he observes, kindly 
invited him to take drawings of them. 
As we acknowledge ourselves partial to Ed- 
wards, and think every thing has a value 
which falls from his pen, we shall subjoin the 
remarks with which he concludes this article, 
though not peculiarly applicable to the present 
subject. 
There are," says he, many advantages 
in drawing from living birds — as their action, 
manner of sitting, &;c. — not to be attained 
from dead birds that are dried and stuffed: 
though these are better to be examined, as 
to the insides of the wings ; number of fea- 
ther in their tails ; their feet ; and some other 
particularities, not to be attained from curious, 
living, foreign birds, which might be much 
damaged by being caught and handled. The 
most proper subjects to draw after, and which 
give me the most light, are birds newly shot; 
the colours of their eyes and legs being no ways 
changed. 
