288 Mr. Eyton on the Fauna of Shropshire. 



shire Bfl early as the 20th of September. They occasionally remain 

 as late as the 20th of April. 



Tardus iUacus, Linn. (Redwing.) Common. A few of these 

 birds remain in the neighbourhood of Eyton all the summer. In order 

 to place this beyond doubt I have killed several, but have never suc- 

 ceeded in finding their nests : the great bulk of them, however, ar- 

 rive about the same time as the preceding. 



Ci/iclus aquaticu8, Bechst. (Dipper.) Common on most rocky 

 rivers in the district. 



MotociUa (Saxicola, Bechst.) Rubicola, Linn. (Stone-chat.) Com- 

 mon in Wales, particularly in the neighbourhood of Holyhead : not 

 nearly so abundant in Shropshire. 



Motacilla (Saxicola, Bechst.) Rubetra, Linn. (Whin-chat.) Com- 

 mon during the summer months in Shropshire, where it is called the 

 utich or hutic. 



Motacilla (Saxicola, Bechst.) (Enanthe, Linn. (Wheat-ear.) 

 Rather rare in the district ; all that I have observed have been in 

 Sejitember, probably during their migration. 



Motacilla (Ficedula, Bechst.) Rubecula, Linn. (Red-breast.) Com- 

 mon. 



Motacilla (Philomela, Sw.) Luscinia, Linn. (Nightingale.) Fre- 

 quents during summer the southern border of the district : I cannot 

 trace them further northward than the Wrekin. 



Sylvia (Salicaria, Selby.) arundinacea, Lath. (Reed Warbler.) 

 Common. 



Sylvia (Salicaria, Selby.) Phragmitis, Bechst. (Sedge Warbler.) 

 Not so common as the preceding. 



Motacilla (Curruca, Briss.) Atricapilla, Linn. (Blackcap.) Com- 

 mon. 



Sylvia (Curruca, Briss.) cinerea, Lath. (Greater White-throat.) 

 Common. Arrives generally during the first fortnight in April. 



Curruca garrula, Briss. (Lesser White-throat.) Somewhat rare, 

 but I have always observed a few specimens in the neighbourhood of 

 Eyton before the leaves appear, and generally before the arrival of 

 the greater white-throat. 



Motacilla (Accentor, Bechst.) modularis, Linn. (Hedge Sparrow.) 

 Common. 



Sylvia (Regulus, Cuv.) ignicapilla, Brehm. (Fire-crested Wren.) 

 Rare ; but two or three specimens have been observed. 



Regulus aurocapillus , Selby. (Gold-crested Wren.) Common. 

 Sylvia (Sylvicola, nob.) sibilatrix, Bechste (Yellow Wren.) Ar- 



