160 BIRDS. 



P. trochilus (Linnaeus). Willow-Wren. Abund. in summer, appearing in 



third week of April. 

 P. sibilatrix (Bechstein). Wood-Wren. Gen. dist. summer woods and glens, 



locally abund. e.g. oak-woods in Dumbarton and Argyll. 

 Acrocephalus phragmitis (Bechstein). Sedge-Warbler. C. in summer, 



appearing end of April or first days of May. 

 Locustella naevia (Boddaert).- -Grasshopper-Warbler. Thinly distributed 



over "Clyde" in summer, appearing with great regularity 30th April or 



1st May. Freq. in some places as at Beith, Ayrshire, where Messrs. 



M. Barr and J. Craig found 4 nests in 1899. 

 Accentor modularis (Linnaeus). Hedge-Sparrow. C. 



Fam. Cinclidae. 

 Cinclus aquaticus, Bechstein. Dipper. C., streams and rivers, all seasons. 



Fam. Paridae. 



Acredula rosea (Blyth). British Long-tailed Titmouse. Freq. 



Parus major, Linnaeus. Great Titmouse. C. 



P. britannicus, Sharpe and Dresser. British Coal-Titmouse. Not r. in 

 mixed woods, c. in pine woods. 



P. dresseri, Stejneger. British Marsh-Titmouse. Ayr. pretty c. Lendalfoot 

 (Ch. Berry), where nest has been taken ; " seldom seen Beith " (Barr and 

 Craig), occurs in winter W. Kilbride. Renfrewshire " r. nr. Paisley ' 

 (Paisley Nat. Ms.), occasional in E. of county. Well known in 

 orchard country of Lanark at all seasons. " Rather r." L. Lomond 

 (Lumsclen). " I have never seen it in Argyll" (the late Duke of Argyll 

 in Gould's Birds of Great Britain.) 



P. caeruleus, Linnaeus. Blue Titmouse. C. 



P. cristatus, Linnaeus. Crested Titmouse. Records for Argyll, Dumbarton, 

 and Lanark refer to first half of nineteenth centurv. 



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Fam. Troglodytidae. 

 Troglodytes parvulus, Koch. Wren. C. 



Fam. Certhiidae. 



Certhia familiaris, Linnaeus. Tree-Creeper. Gen. dist. but nowhere 

 numerous. 



Fam. Motacillidae. 



Motacilla lugllbris, Temminck. Pied Wagtail. C. 



M. alba, Linnaeus. White Wagtail. A fairly c. bird of passage. 



M. melanope, Pallas. Grey Wagtail. C. 



M. flava, Linnaeus. Blue-headed Yellow Wagtail. Seen 4/98 at Cambus- 



lang, Lanark. 

 M. rail (Bonaparte). Yellow Wagtail. A summer visitor appearing about 



21st April. C. in parts of Ayr, Renfrew, and Lanark. R. or absent in 



northern half of " Clyde " and Bute. 

 Anthus trivialis, Linnaeus. Tree-Pipit. Summer visitor appearing second 



half April. C. 



A. pratensis (Linnaeus). Meadow-Pipit. C. 

 A. obscurus (Latham). Rock-Pipit. C. by the shore. 



Fam. Oriolidae. 



Oriolus galbula, Linnaeus. Golden Oriole. One killed, Arran, 1807. 

 (Fleming, History of British Animals). 



Fam. Laniidae. 



Lanius excubitor, Linnaeus. Great Grey Shrike. Many occurrences are 

 recorded or known to the writer, but scarcely a regular winter visitor. 



