The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-21 00:00:00

THE AWRY.

Oa Teesday a detachment 44 two companies of the 10ib
regimen's embarked at Plymouth us board the MOM, sad
Mary tArnsoorts, for Woe]
A detaehment of the ?Id meioses* embarked os Witham
day mermen os beard the Tavy lishter, to relieve the de.
tachnieat of the Iblh regisneal ststioard at Pendeanis Castle,
iihich latter detachment disembarked Irma the same resod
Sat wed*, soraieg, navies bees renewed.

ORNITHOLOGY.

"[From t►e Showssiwy Chrosieiej

e•aawattVßY, MAT 12, ins.
ma *alai laoreatiag subjects which *till email,
apsit'for ruessech, is that of the Natural History et Bird,.
Ameregot ot►ers the Nokia Ishe Fusel& Spiotair, a Lis-
Was; Li TOMO, of Bligels) is peculiarly *way of our re-
mark. This little bird was pees in the early part of April,
hoppiag from twig to twig is the eardrum of Dr. Butler and
Mr. Jubasow, of the Flash. Its length is Dearly five itches; bill
white ; eyes black; top of the bead sad throat black; over
each rye a pale yellow streak; back of the seek sad the back
yellowish olive, faintly marked with dusky streaks dote this
twiddle of each feather ;romp yellow; aader pastas pale prees;
palest on the breast; thighs grey, marked with dusky streaks;
greater wing coverts of a pale yellowish green, sad tipped
with black; quills tkiiiy, faially edged with yellow, the
Baler web of each at lira base is or a line pale yellow, form-
ing, when the wing is cloyed, an irregular bar of t►at tole.,
across it; the tail is forked, the twiddle feathers black, with
faint vises, the outer ones of • bright yellow, wit► black
tip; the legs pale brows; claws aearly white.
Buffos observes that flights of their birds are only aeeg
ogee in Ire or six yeses. They are not knows to breed is
this island, Dor is it said from whetter they come over to us.
They are called Aberdsonies is the seigbbourhood of Lon-
doa. CORVINUS.

111111011 TR, NAT 14.

The sWillcatlon i■ Ibis enuatry of Ilse i'arsu /horsiest*
has lose bees • subject of doubt with Ornithologists: this
SCIMMOI bee brought the bidden subject to light through the
exertions and persewtramee of that indefatigable naturalist
and bird-preserver, Mr. W. D. Ayers: the Nest was placed
about eigiitees inches from the surface of the water, and
c..isposed principally of decayed summits of Amide, rheas.
natio, mad other aquatic pleats; it was supported by a ■un.
her of plants, curiously entwined, funning a very perms.
nest support. The above nest, with the eggs, is placed in
Ille. AI rotes collection, fur the free inspection of the curios,.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAT IL
Arrived the TrHoe, Castor, frogs Lvg
NAT 19.
Sailed the Alintaatier, Sarilevr, for lb, cad
Ceplost; cad Slr George Provost, Mort loon, fur Quebec.
Arrorvd the Phsetou fruits a cruise.

Paused down Channel the Lady RaMee for India.
et.twoutro, Nair IS.
Arrived the Fanny transport how Pwriansooth, with part
of the 7td regisonst ea beard. Arrived off this port the
Lownoth, Norma, from Reseal, left Mk December ; and
11 Wiring blaaaiset Smith, flow St. is seven weeks.
The master and crew of she brie Pruvidrocr have arrived
here, which vessel was rem dawn at twelve o'clock last night
►y the Thalia, Haigh, he Seigel.

_
►ALMOUTH. MAY I?.
Sailed the Duke of Marlborough packet for Lisbon.
Arrived off this port the Titus, Neil, from Malta is 42
days, arid Gibraltar to 30.
way 111.
Sailed the Pripet's Elisabeth packet, Slecnau, fur the
Leeward Islands.