BIRDS OP THE BRISTOL DISTRICT. 373 



Family. Caprimuloidce. 

 Genus. Caprimulgus. 



Caprimulgus Em^opoeus - Nightjar - Summer visitor 

 (Generally distributed in woods.) 



Order 3. EASORES. 

 Eamiiy. Columbidce. 

 Genus. Columha. 



Columba palumbus - Eing Dove - Indigenous - generally distributed 

 ("Woods and copses.) 



C. senas - Stock Dove - Indigenous - generally distributed 



(Woods.) 



C. turtur - Turtle Dove - Summer visitor - not common 

 (Leigh.) 



Eamiiy. PsASiANiDiE. 

 Genus. Phasianus. 



Phasianus colchicus - Pheasant - Indigenous - abundant 



(Woods and preserves.) 



Genus. Tetrao. 



Tetrao tetrix - Black Grouse - Indigenous - occurs occasionally 

 (Portishead ; Mendip Hills.) 



T. scoticus - Eed Grouse - Indigenous - occurs occasionally 

 (Mendip Hills.) 



Genus. Perdix. 



Perdix cinerea - Partridge - Indigenous - generally distributed 



P. coturnix - Quail - Summer visitor - rare 

 (Stapleton. G. H.) 



