140 NATURAL HISTORY 
in the order in which they first begin to open as the spring 
1. Woodlark, 
2. Song- thrush, 
3. Wren, 
4. Redbreast, 
5. Hedge spar- 
row, 
6. Yellowham- 
mer, 
7. Skylark, 
8. Swallow, 
9. Blackcap, 
10. Titlark,! 
11. Blackbird, 
12. Whitethroat, 
13. Goldfinch, 
14- Greenfinch, 
15. Less reed 
sparrow, 
16. Common lin- 
net, 
EAII NOMINA. 
Alauda arhurea: 
i Turdus simpliciter 
] dictus : 
Passer troglo- 
dytes : 
Rubecula : 
j- Curruca : 
j. Emheriza flava : 
I 
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Alauda vulgaris : 
Hirundo domesti- 
ca : 
Atricapilla : 
Alauda pratorum : 
Meimla vulgaris: 
FicedulcE ojfiiiis: 
Carduelis : 
Chloris : 
] Passer ariindina- 
^ ceus minor : 
Linaria vulgaris : i 
In January, and continues to 
sing through all the summer 
and autumn. 
In February, and on to 
August, reassume their 
song in autumn. 
All the year, hard frost ex- 
cepted. 
Ditto. 
Early in February, to July 
the 10th. 
Early in February, and on 
through July to Aug. 21st. 
In February, and on to Oct. 
From April to September. 
Beginning of April to July 13. 
From middle of April to July 
the 16th. 
Sometimes in February and 
March, and so on to July 
23rd, reassumes in autumn. 
In April, and on to July 23rd. 
April, and through to Sep- 
tember 16. 
On to July and August 2nd, 
May, on to beginning of 
July. 
Breeds and whistles on tiU Au- 
gust ; reassumes its note 
when they begin to congre- 
gate in October, and again 
early before the flocks se- 
parate. 
! Gilbert White, it would seem, did not clearly distinguish the tree 
pipit, Anthus arhoreus, which he calls the titlark, from the meadow 
pipit, Anthus pratensis, which is the titlark of other authors. The 
former is a migratory bird, arriving in April and leaving in September, 
and a good songster (see p. 117) ; the latter is found here through- 
out the year, though many go southward for the winter, and is a very 
poor songster. The former, as its name implies, lives chiefly in trees ; 
the latter lives almost entirely on the ground, and in its habits and 
mode of feeding closely resembles the wagtail. — Ed. 
