The birds, as they stand numerically, belong to the following Linnæan genera:
| 1, 2, 3, | Turdus. | 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, | Anas. |
| 4, | Corvus. | 15, 16, | Loxia. |
| 5, 6, 7, | Scolopax. | 17, | Ampelis. |
| 8, | Columba. |
Birds that sing in the night are but few.
| Nightingale, | Luscinia. | "In shadiest covert hid." Milton. |
| Woodlark, | Alauda arborea. | Suspended in mid air. |
| Less reed- sparrow, | Passer arundinaceus minor. | Among reeds and willows. |
I should now proceed to such birds as continue to sing after
Midsummer, but, as they are rather numerous, they would exceed
the bounds of this paper: besides, as this is now the season for
remarking on that subject, I am willing to repeat my observations
on some birds concerning the continuation of whose song I seem
at present to have some doubt.
I am, etc.
LETTER II.
Selborne, Nov. 2nd,, 1769
Dear Sir,—When I did myself the honour to write to you about the end of last June on the subject of natural history, I sent you a list of the summer birds of passage which I have observed in this neighbourhood; and also a list of the winter birds of passage: I mentioned besides those soft-billed birds that stay with us the winter through in the south of England, and those that are remarkable for singing in the night.
According to my proposal, I shall now proceed to such birds (singing birds strictly so called) as continue in full song till after Midsummer; and shall range them somewhat in the order in which they first begin to open as the spring advances.
