. The natural history of Selborne [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ^'\ »-• oiQwvj LETTER To the same. March ()th, 1772. !AR SIR,—As a gentleman and myself were walking on the fourth of last November round the sea-banks at Newhaven, near the mouth of the Lewes river, in pursuit of natural knowledge, we were surprised to see three hoase-swallows gliding very swiftly by us. That morning was rather chilly, with the wind at north-west; but the tenor of the weather for some time before had been delicate, and the noons remarkably warm. From this incident, and from repeated acc
. The natural history of Selborne [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ^'\ »-• oiQwvj LETTER To the same. March ()th, 1772. !AR SIR,—As a gentleman and myself were walking on the fourth of last November round the sea-banks at Newhaven, near the mouth of the Lewes river, in pursuit of natural knowledge, we were surprised to see three hoase-swallows gliding very swiftly by us. That morning was rather chilly, with the wind at north-west; but the tenor of the weather for some time before had been delicate, and the noons remarkably warm. From this incident, and from repeated accounts which I met with, I am more and more induced to believe that many of the swallow kind do not depart from this island, but lay themselves up in holes and caverns ; and do, insect-like and bat- like, come forth at mild times, and then retire again to their latebr^e. Nor make I the least doubt but that, if I lived at Newhaven, Sea- ford, Brighthelmstone [Brighton], or any of those towns near the chalk cliffs of the Sussex coast, by proper observations I should see swallows stirring at periods of the winter when the noons were soft and inviting, and the sun warm and invigorating. And I am the more of this opinion from what I have remarked during some of our Ml ?.( V i 1. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original White, Gilbert, 1720-1793; Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. London; New York : J. Lane
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