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Lathyrus Nissolia. Rosa rubigiuosa.
Lathraea Squamaria. Sagittaria sagittifolia.
Leontodou Taraxacum. Sambucus Ebulus.
Lysimachia vulgaris. Sambucus nigra.
Melampyrum cristatum. Scabiosa columbaria.
Mentlia Pulegium. Silene anglica.
Menyauthos trifoliata. Solanum nigrum.
Monotropa Hypopithys. Solanum Dulcamara.
Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus. Spartium scoparium.
Nymphaaa alba. Tencrium Scorodonia.
Orchis ustulata. Ulmus campestris.
Ophrys apifera. Vaccinium Vitis Idea.
Osmunda regalis. Verbascum virgatum.
Ononis spinosa. Veronica Beccabuuga.
Papaver Rhæas. Vinca minor.
Quercus Robur. Viola palustris.
Ranunculus hirsutus. Viscum album.

The mistletoe, Viscum album, grows in great quantities upon the apple trees; it is found, likewise, upon several other trees, as the ash, the poplar, and the elm, but I have never been able to find it growing upon the oak.

Among the birds which usually prevail in the midland counties, the following are either only occasionally met with, or are mentioned on account of some circumstances connected with their habits which may deserve notice.

Alcedo Ispida. Loxia Coccothraustes.
Ardea stellaris. Loxia curvirostra.
Caprimulgus europæns. Perdix rubra.
Ciuclus aquaticus. Perdix Coturnix.
Colomba Œnas. Strix Otus.
Columba Turtur. Sylvia Œnanthe.
Colymbus cristatus. Sylvia Luscinia.
Corvus Corax. Tetrao Tetrix.
Falco Milvus. Tringa Cinclus.
Falco Buteo. Parus caudatus.
Lanius Excubitor. Picus major.