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woods where there is sufficient abundance of large timber to 

 guarantee a supply of food. Unlike most small birds, the Tits 

 are bold and fearless in disposition, and if caught will show fight 

 at once by furiously biting the hand of the captor, nothing daunted 

 by the disproportion that exists between their own size and that of 

 their adversary. The last but not least in point of interest are the 

 Warblers, which at this late stage it would be impossible to do 

 justice to : a simple mention of their names must therefore suffice. 

 Placing them in the order of numbers, though not of merit, they 

 occurred as follows : Willow Wrens, Wood Wrens, Whitethroats, 

 Sedge Warblers, and lastly Garden Warblers or Blackcaps. From 

 want of a near view, it could not be decided which of the two latter 

 inhabited the district, but from later experience of both species in 

 another part of Scotland, we incline to the belief that it was the 

 Blackcap. 



An apology is due for the very superficial glance taken of the 

 various species ; but from their number it would scarcely be pos- 

 sible, even were it desirable, to enter more fully into the merits of 

 each ; and, in conclusion, it only remains for us to say to those 

 who hitherto have not paid much attention to ornithology, that if 

 at any future time they should decide to take up the study, they will, 

 without doubt, find it to be one of surpassing interest. 



Blackbird, Turdus meriila. 

 Bullfinch, Pyrrhula europect. 

 Chafiinch, Fringilla codebs. 

 Corn-crake, Crex pratensis. 

 Creeper, Certhia /amiliaris. 

 Cuckoo, Cucidus canorus. 

 Curlew, Numenius arquata. 

 Flycatcher, spotted, Muscicapa gri- 



sola. 

 Greenfinch, Coccothraustes chloris. 

 Grouse, red, Lagopus scoticus. 

 Gull, black-headed, Larus ridibundus. 

 Jackdaw, Corvus monedida. 

 Martin, house, CheUdon urbica. 



„ sand, Cotile riparia. 

 Ousel, ring, Turdus torquatus. 



,, water, Cinclus aquaticus. 

 Owl, tawny, Strix aluco. 

 Oyster-catcher, Hcematopus ostralegus. 

 Peewit, Vanellus cristatus. 

 Pipit, meadow, Anthus pratensis. 



,, tree, Anthus arbor eus. 

 Redshank, Totanus calidris. 

 Redstart, Ruticilla phcenicurus, 

 Robin, Erithacus rubecula. 

 Rook, Corvus frugilegus. 



Sandpiper, common, Totanus hypo- 



leucos. 

 Skylark, Alauda arvensis. 

 Sparrow-hawk, Accipiter nisus. 

 Sparrow, hedge, Accentor modularis. 



,, house, Passer domesticus. 



Starling, Sturnus vulgaris. 

 Swift, Gypsdus apus. 

 Thrush, missel, Turdus viscivorus. 

 Tit, blue, Parus cosruleus. 

 ,, cole, Parus ater. 

 ,, great, Parus major. 

 Wagtail, grey, Motacillla sulphurea. 



,, pied, Motacilla higubris. 



Warbler, blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla. 



,, garden (?), Sylvia salicaria. 



,, sedge, Salicaria phragmitis. 



,, whitethroat, Sylvia rufa. 



,, willow, Phylloscopus tro- 

 chilus. 



,, wood, Phylloscopus sibila- 



trix. 

 Wheatea*', Saxicola osnanthe. 

 Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra. 

 Wren, Troglodytes jjarvidus. 

 Yellow-hammer, Emberiza citrinella. 



