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Clafs II.] BIRDS. 
mofs; and that they feldom ling near their neft, 
for fear of difcovering it: he alfo obferves, they 
delight in no high trees, except the oak. Pliny 
* has defcribed the warbling notes of this bird, 
with an elegance that befpeaks an exquifite fen- 
fibility of tafte; but tho’ his expreffions deferve 
* Lib. io. c. 29. 
to be ftudied by every lover of nature, we (hall 
forbear to quote what may be found in molt other 
writers on this fubjebt. Another reafbn for the 
omiflion is, that in fbme of the circumftances he 
mentions, he is more to be admired for his viva¬ 
city than for ftri& philofophical reafoning. 
S P E C I E S VII. The Blackcap. Plate S. Fig. 5. The Male- 
Wil.orn. 226. 
Curruca atricapilla. Briffon av. 
III. 380. 
Rail fyn. av. 79. 
Atricapilla. Gefner av. 371,384, 
Motacilla atricapilla. Lin.fyft. 187 
rjiHis bird is among the fmalleft of this 
tribe, fcarce weighing half an ounce. 
The crown of the head in the male is 
black : the back and coverts of the wings are of 
a greyilh green: the quil feathers and tail dufky, 
edged with dull green : the breaft and upper part 
of the belly are of a pale afh color : the vent fea¬ 
thers whitifh: the legs of a lead color. The 
female is diftinguifhed from the male by the fpot 
on the head, which in that is of a dull ruft-color. 
The black-cap is a bird of paflage, leaving us be¬ 
fore winter. It fings very finely ; and on that ac¬ 
count is called in Norfolk the mock-nightingale 
•f- Calendar of Flora, p. 26. 
SPECIES VIII. The Golden crefted Wren. Plate S. Fig. 3. 
Wil. orn. 227. 
Rail fyn. av. 79. 
Edzv. av. 254. 
Calendula. Briffon av. III. 579. 
Regulus. Gefner av. 727. 
Motacilla regulus. Lin.fyft. 188. 
^ H I S is the left of the Britijh birds, 
weighing only feventy-fix grains. It 
may readily be diftinguilhed from all 
other birds ; not only by its fize, but by the 
beautiful fcarlet mark on the head, bounded on 
each fide by a fine yellow line. It frequents 
woods, and is found principally in oak trees. 
Tho’ fo fmall a bird it indures our winters, for 
we have frequently feen it later than Chriftmas. 
SPECIES IX. The Willow-wren. Plate S. Fig. 2. 
Little yellowilh bird. Wit. orn. 228. 
Rail fyn. av. 80. 
Edzv. av. 278. 
^ H E willow-wren frequents large moift 
woods, and places where thofe trees 
abound $ from which it takes its name. 
Its weight is about two drams. The color of the 
Afilus. Brijfon av. III. 479. 
Trochilus* Gefner av. 7 2 6. 
Motacilla trochilus. Lin.fyft. 188* 
whole upper part of the body is a dufky green : 
the wings and tail are brown, edged with yellowifh 
green : above each eye is a yellowifh ftroke: the 
breaft, belly, and thighs vary in their color in 
B b different 
