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m nature can give a better idea of the privi- 
leges annexed to courage than to see these 
little birds, scarcely equal in size to the Lark, 
flying with security amongst the Sparrow 
Hawks, the Falcons, and other tyrants of the 
air, and hunting in their domains without ap- 
prehending danger. 
Bingley says that " they are inhabitants of 
every quarter of the world, and are found in 
all climates, except within the Arctic Circle. 
The genus contains upwards of fifty spe- 
cies, three only of which are to be found in 
the British Isles. 
