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frequent species, and visits the park for a few days in spring, 

 reappearing in the month of November. During the first 

 fortnight of November in 1906 and 1907, Pied Wagtails were 

 to be seen daily. They probably made the park a halting- 

 place on the line of their migration. 



White Wagtail (Motacilla alba). — I observed this bird on 

 29th April, 1907, and saw it again during the first week of 

 May. During the spring of 1906 I had seen a Wagtail on 

 more than one occasion, but was not quite sure as to the 

 species. I am now satisfied, however, that it was the White 

 Wagtail. On 30th March, 1908, during a gale from the south- 

 west, a Wagtail was seen flying from north to south, but I 

 was unable to determine the species. This was the first time 

 that a Wagtail had been seen since the previous November. 



Grey Wagtail (Motacilla melanope). — This bird made its 

 appearance one day during the summer of 1906, and seemed 

 quite at home as it flitted about the edge of the pond. 



Swallow (Ilirundo rustica). — Swallows were very scarce 

 during the summer of 1906; but in 1907, from 21st May 

 onward till 7th September, they were to be seen almost daily 

 near the pond, always in groups of two or three. 



House Martin (Chelidon urbica). — This species was 

 observed on a few occasions during the month of June, 1906, 

 but I failed to see it in 1907. This, I believe, was a common 

 experience of ornithologists last season. 



Greenfinch (Ligurinus chloris). — The greenfinch is common 

 from autumn till spring, and starts to sing about the 

 beginning of March, Sometimes small flocks of about a dozen 

 may be seen. In 1906 and 1907 they were very plentiful at 

 harvest time. I have not been able to find out whether the 

 Greenfinch breeds within the grounds; but about the middle 

 of June, 1906, a pair with three young ones were observed 

 on two occasions. 



House Sparrow (Passer ' domesticus J. — A very common 

 resident and a prolific breeder, building its nest between the 

 brackets of the band-stand columns, and amongst the tall trees 

 that border the Renfrew Road. 



