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Hooded Crow, Corvus comix. Linnaeus. 



Common. This species is often found breeding with the 

 preceding. Sometimes the male is a Hooded Crow and the 

 female a Carrion Crow, and as often the reverse is the case. 



Rook, Conns frugilerjiis. Linnaeus. 

 Very common. There are several Rookeries in the district. 



Jackdaw, Corvus monedula. Linnaeus. 

 Common. 



Magpie, Pica cauclata. Fleming. 

 Not nearly so common as it used to be. 



Jay, Garrulus glcmdarius (Linnaeus). 



More common than the Magpie, but like it being much reduced 

 in numbers every year. 



Fam. PICIDAE. 



Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Picus major. Linnaeus. 

 One shot at Arden, November, 187L* 



Fam. CUCULIDAE. 

 Cuckoo, Ciiculus canorus. Linnaeus. 

 A well known bird in the district. 



Fam. ALCEDINIDAE. 



KiNG-FiSHER, Alcedo ispida. Linnaeus. 

 Not very common. 



Fam. HIRUNDINIDAE. 

 Swallow, Rirundo nistica. Linnaeus. 

 Common; arriving about the 15th of April. 



Martin, Rinmdo urhica. Linnaeus. 

 Common ; comes about the same time as the swallow. 



* Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc. Glasgow, vol. ii., p. 176. 



