A catalogue of birds, observed in south-eastern Durham, and in north-western Cleveland : with an appendix, containing the classification and nomenclature of all the species included therein / by John Hogg.

  • Hogg, John, 1800-1869.
Date:
1845
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A catalogue of birds, observed in south-eastern Durham, and in north-western Cleveland : with an appendix, containing the classification and nomenclature of all the species included therein / by John Hogg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    tshrill cry, as a call-note by which the diminutive flock is kept toge- Iflther. Begins to pair early in March. 51. Pied Wagtail, Motacilla Yarrellii. A very common and domestic bird. It may often be noticed in moist pastures, running close to the legs of horses and cows, in order to catch the flies and other insects. 52. Grey Wagtail, Motacilla Boarula. 53. Ray’s Wagtail, Budytes Jlava. A bird of passage with us, de- lighting more in dry and upland places than the Motacillae. This Cuvierian genus, Budytes, which is also adopted by the Prince of Musignano, constitutes, from the elongation of the hind claw, a good and connecting one with the genus Anthus of Bechstein. 54. Tree Pipit, Anthus arhoreus. This is the Jield-lark, tree-lark, or Alauda minor, of some British authors. Much like, and often mis- t' taken for, the following species, but it is less common. It migrates Jand breeds here. 55. Meadow Pipit, Titlark, Anthus pratensis. Frequent in bairen pastures and moory places. A pleasing songster. It varies much in its winter and summer dress, and is a stationary bird with us. 56. Rock Pipit, Sea-beach Pipit, Anthus petrosus. This is the Alau- da obscura of Latham, and the dusky lark of Pennant. I propose to give it the more appropriate trivial name of sea-beach pipit, because it 'is confined to the cliffs, rocks and low lands close to the sea. It is very frequent on the magnesian limestone rocks of the Durham coast. Identical with the A. campestris of my former Catalogue, 6, No. 36. 57. Skylark, Alauda arvensis. Begins its delightful and cheerful song nearly as soon as the sun commences to dispel the wintry days— ^Husually in the month of February. Larks make an excellent roast; and very Londoner knows the goodness of the Dunstable larks. So in Germany, every epicure esteems Leipsic larks : indeed, in Saxony, a Lerchenfresser, or lark-eater, is a common phrase for a luxurious fel- low—a bon vivant. The flat and unenclosed corn-fields around Leip- sic, are a famous habitat for this bird. In the south of France, in Italy, Sicily, &c., not only are larks in common use for the table, but ilso most sorts of little birds; in fact, nearly all the Denlirostres and he smaller Conirostres are eaten indiscriminately. The fame of the rue ortolan and Beccajico requires no comment. - 58. Woodlark, Alauda arborea. I have never seen this species in )ur district; but it is inserted in Graves’s ‘ Catalogue of the Birds of iJleveland:’ and Mr. J. Grey tells me that he has one stuffed in his bolleclion. Mr. Selby likewise has included it in his ‘ Catalogue (No. 76) of the Birds of Northumberland and Durham.’