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the world this bird is feen during the winter? mufl 
it migrate to Senegal with the fwallow? 
I am perfuaded likewife, that the cuckow never 
migrates from this ifland any more than the nightin- 
gale : this bird is either probably torpid in the winter, 
or otherwife is millaken for one of the fmaller kind 
of hawks * j which it would be likewife in the fpring, 
was it not for its very particular note at that time, 
and which only lafts during courtfhip, as it does with 
the quail. 
If there is fine weather in February, this bird 
fometimes makes this fort of call to its mate, whilft 
it is fuppofed to continue flill on the continent. 
An inftance is mentioned by Mr, Bradley -f“, of 
not only a fingle cuckow, but feveral, which were 
heard in Lincolnfhire, during the month of Fe- 
bruary ; and that able naturalift Mr. Pennant in- 
forms me, another was heard near Hatcham in 
Shropfhire, on the 4th of February in the prefent 
year t. 
•obferved that the long of the Ruffian nightingale differed from 
that of the Englifh. 
* Mr. Hunter, F. R.. S. informs me, that he hath feen 
cuckows in the iiland of Belleifle during the winter, which is 
not iituated fo much to the fouthward, as to make it impro- 
bable that they may equally continue with us. 
f Works of Nature, p. 77 . 
J Mr. Pennant received this account from Mr. Piimly, of 
Longnor in Shropfhire. 
Thus likewife Mr. Edwards informs us, that the fea fowls near 
the Needles, which are commonly fuppofed to migrate in 
winter, appear upon the weather’s being very mild. EfTays, 
P- 197- 
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