15. Less reed-sparrow,
Passer arundinaceus minor:
May, on to beginning of July.
16. Common linnet,
Linaria vulgaris:
Breeds and whistles on till August; reassumes its note when they
begin to congregate in October, and again early before the flock
separate.
Birds that cease to be in full song, and are usually silent at or
before Midsurnmer:
17. Middle willow-wren,
Regulus non cristatus:
Middle of June: begins in April.
18. Red-start,
Ruticilla:
Middle of June: begins in May.
19. Chaffinch,
Fringilla:
Beginning of June: sings first in February.
20. Nightingale,
Luscinia:
Middle of June: sings first in April.
Birds that sing for a short tune, and very early in the spring:
21. Missel-bird,
Turdus viscivorus:
January the 2nd, 1770, in February. Is called in Hampshire and
Sussex the storm -cock, because its song is supposed to forebode
windy wet weather: is the largest singing bird we have.
22. Great tit-mouse, or ox-eye,
Fringillago:
In February, March, April: reassumes for a short time in
September.
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