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BRITISH BIRDS# 
Europe : The males continue in Sweden, and are 
again joined by their females, who return in great 
numbers, about the beginning of April, to their 
wonted haunts. With us, both males and females 
continue the whole year. Mr White, in his Hif- 
tory of Selborne, obferves, that great flocks fome- 
times appear in that neighbourhood about Chrift- 
mas, and that they are almofl entirely hens. It is 
difficult to account for fo fmgular a circumflance 
as the parting of the two fexes in this inflance $ we 
would fuppofe that the males, being more hardy 
and better able to endure the rigours of the nor- 
thern winters, are content to remain in the coun- 
try, and pick up fuch fare as they can find, whilft 
the females feek for fubfiflence in more temperate 
regions# 
