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keeper. In parts of the weald where the preser- 

 vation of game is not attended to, the species 

 is even numerous, and their harsh, wikl cry con- 

 tinually greets you, as you wander among the oak 

 forests of that region. 



Nutcracker, JS^ucifraga caryocatactes. I have 

 seen a specimen of this rare wanderer which was 

 shot at Alfriston by Mr. Newman, a gentleman 

 residing in that neighbourhood. 



Tribe Scaxsores. —Family Picid.e. 



Green Woodpecker, Picus viridis. Provin- 

 cial, Yaffle. Has decreased of late years, but is 

 still far from uncommon, particularly in the weald. 



Great Spotted Woodpecker, Picus major. 

 Provincial, French Woodpecker. Scarcer than 

 the last, but specimens are procured almost every 

 year, either in the adult or immature state. 



Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Picus minor. 

 Provincial, Little French Woodpecker. By far 

 the rarest of the three species. A male was shot 

 in 1844 at Arundel; another at Albourne, in 

 December in 1848 ; and one was captured at 

 Parham House, which had flown into a room 

 through the open window. It has also been 

 killed near Chichester, and occasionally in the 

 eastern division of the county. 



