The Natural History of Selborne

Wrens whistle all the winter except in severe frost.  Wrens whistle much more than any English bird in a wild state.  The redbreast sings great part of the year; but at intervals is silent.  This year concludes with a very wet season, which has lasted from the middle of Octr last, & has occasioned vast floods, & desolation both at home & abroad.  Much wheat-land in wet countries remains unsown.