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White, Gilbert, 1720-1793

"The Natural History of Selborne"


1, 7, 10, 27.
Alauda.
2, 11, 21.
Turdus.
3, 4, 5, 9, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 25, 26.
Motacilla.
6, 30.
Emberiza.
8, 28.
Hirundo.
13, 16, 19.
Pringilla.
22, 24.
Parus.
14, 29.
Loxia.
Birds that sing as they fly are but few:
Skylark,
Raii nomina.
Alauda vulgaris:
Rising, suspended, and falling.
Titlark,
Alauda pratorum:
In its descent; also sitting on trees, and walking on the ground.
Woodlark,
Alauda arborea:
Suspended; in hot summer nights all night long.
Blackbird,
Merula:
Sometimes from bush to bush.
White-throat,
Ficedulae affinis:
Uses when singing on the wing odd jerks and gesticulations.
Swallow,
Hirundo domestica:
In soft sunny weather.
Wren,
Passer troglodytes:
Sometimes from bush to bush.
Birds that breed most early in these parts:
Raven,
Corvus:
Hatches in February and March.
Song-thrush,
Turdus:
In March.
Blackbird,
Merula:
In March.
Rook,
Cornix frugilega:
Builds the beginning of March.
Woodlark,
Alauda arborea:
Hatches in April.


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