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.
Birds that have somewhat of a note or song, and yet are hardly to be called singing birds: