530 Lieut. J. N. Kennedy on [Ibis, 



Garrulus glandarius. Continental Jay. 



By no means common. I saw one on 31 December near 

 the Passerelle de Magenta, and,, during February, occasional 

 examples in Aveluy Wood. 



Sturnus vulgaris. Starling. 



Very common, but seldom seen near the trenches except 

 for flocks passing overhead. Many hundreds of these birds 

 frequented the fields round our battery position at Martinsart 

 in November. Exceptionally large numbers were again 

 encountered near Bapaume in March. 



Chloris chloris. Greenfincli. 



Occasional small companies were seen near Englebelmer, 

 well behind the firing line, in November, and again near 

 Behagnies in March. 



Carduelis carduelis. Continental Goldfinch. 



Rather uncommon. On 22 Octoi)er two were singing in 

 a tree near our observation-post at Auchonvillers. A few 

 were seen near Hamel in December, and, during the cold 

 weather in January, several frequented the marshes below 

 Authuille. 



Passer domesticus. House-Sparrow. 



Very common. This was always one of the first species 

 to return to captured villages. A few lived in Hamel when 

 our front line ran along tlie outskirts of the village. 



Passer montanus. Tree-Sparrow. 



The Tree- Sparrow was so numerous in November, in the 

 vicinity of Englebelmer, as to outnumber tlie House- Sparrow. 

 Tbey were but rarely seen during December and January. 

 In March they were plentiful around Behagnies, usually in 

 companies of from ten to twenty. 



Fringilla coelebs. Chaffinch. 



Common, Flocks of about twenty birds frequented the 

 fields near Englebelmer and Martinsart in November and 

 December. On 21 December a flock of fifty was seen 

 close to the river at St. Pierre Divion, and in January 



