136 CATALOGUE OF BIRDS. 



the specimens in the case. The nesting-sites on this 

 mountain stream were various, some being situated 

 in overhanging growth on the face of a chff by the 

 side of a cascade, whilst others might be in 

 the root of a tree in a bank ; the latter site has been 

 chosen for this family. Mr. Thorpe has done his 

 best with the subject, which, to represent faithfully, 

 is no doubt a somewhat difficult task. 



According to Howard Saunders, the Grey Wag- 

 tail has a very wide distribution abroad, being com- 

 mon in the mountain regions of southern Europe. 

 Eastward, "is found in summer across Asia, south 

 of about 67 N. latitude to Persia, Turkestan, the 

 Himalayas, Northern China, and Japan ; wintering 

 in India, Burmah, Palestine, and Northern Africa." 



CASE 28. 



NIGHTINGALE, WHITETHROAT, CHIFF- 

 CHAFF, WREN, WILLOW-WREN, GOLD- 

 CREST, REED-BUNTING, GREAT, BLUE, 

 COAL, AND LONG-TAILED TIT. 



Order, Passeres. 



The Nightingale. 



Family, Ttirdidce. 



The Nightingale arrives on our shores from the 

 middle to the latter end of April, returning to 



