OF BIRDS Ay 
*Thoueh the Weadeoel may not be a bird of 
- paflage in France, it is very likely that it does not 
ftay all the year in the northern parts of Europe ; 
they are {uppofed to leave Norway and Sweden as 
foon as the frofts begin, for then in thofe very 
cold countries they could fcarely provide theme 
felves with food, fuch as worms, &c.. About 
that time they make their appearance in England. 
~ They generally arrive in flocks, but foon feparate. 
“They begin to arrive in O¢tober, but they ap- 
pear in the greateft numbers about November or 
December. 
_ They always come after fun-fet, and it is the 
wind that determines their flight. If the wind 
} | have favoured them, they ftay a very little while 
on the fea coaft, but if it has been againft them, 
i they flay perhaps a day to reft themfelves, and they | 
have fometimes been fo tired as to drop in flocks — 
ina town, and to allow themfelves to be taken i in 
the ftreets by the hand, In March they flock 
towards the coaft in order toleave us; if the wind — 

_ de contrary, they are in fach plenty that great 
numbers are killed by the fowlers. If they be 
_ detained a long time on the dey heaths they be- 
come very lean. The inftant the wind is fair they 
| all fly, away, and not one can be found where 
_. hundreds might have been feen the day before. 
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