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Mountains. " At Cwm-yoy, and still more plentifully in the 

 gullies on the opposite side of the valley," says the Rev. Clement 

 Ley. "The Ring Ouzel," says the Rev. C. L. Eagles, "lives, 

 sometimes all the year round, on the slopes of the Black Moun- 

 tains. I have shot them in winter, and have often seen their 

 nests in summer. They build under a rock or bank overhanging 

 the dingle, and once I found a nest, with four eggs in it, under a 

 large stone." 



A Ring Ouzel's nest, with four eggs in it, was brought to a field 

 meeting of the Club at Tandy, on May 15th, 1884, by Mr. J. W. 

 Lloyd, of Kington, who had taken it in the Llanthony Valley. 

 Some pretty plants of oxalis acetosella, in full blossom, grew beside 

 the nest, and were shown with it. 



[Genus — Monticola.] 



[MoNTicoLA SAXATiLis — Rock-Thrush.] 



A rare accidental visitor. 



[Monticola cyanus — Blue Rock-Thrush.] 

 West Meath, 1866. 



Genus— SAXICOLA. 

 SAXICOLA GENANTHE— Wheatear. 



One of the earliest of our summer visitants to arrive. Early 

 in March it may generally be seen on the open and unenclosed 

 and uncultivated parts of the county. It is moderately plentiful 

 on the hills separating the valleys of the Wye and the Dore ; on 

 the slopes of the Black Mountains ; and is also to be found on 

 most of the wild hills, in the northern districts of the county. 



