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BIRDS. 



Philomela luscinia. (Swains.) The Nightingale. 



This delightful songster hut seldom pays us a visit. 

 The last which I can remember sang for several 

 weeks in succession in Bladon Wood, about 1861 or 

 1862. 

 Sylvia atricapilla. (Penn.) The Blackcap Warbler. 



I have frequently taken the eggs of this sweet songster ; 

 they vary much in shade, some being of a dark 

 brown, while others are of a light pink. 



Sylvia hortensis. (Lath.) The Garden Warbler. 



Is not so frequently met with as the last-mentioned 

 species ; the eggs are liable to the same variation of 

 colour. 



Sylvia cinerea. (Penn.) The Whitethroat — local name, 

 Peggy. Very common. 



Sylvia sylviella. (Penn.) The Lesser Whitethroat. 

 Common. 



Sylvia sylvicola. (Lath.) The Wood Wren. 



Not common. The nest is sometimes found at Fore- 

 mark. 



Sylvia trochilus. (Lath.) The Willow Wren — local name, 

 Bank Jug. Very common. 



Sylvia rufa. (Lath.) The Chiff Chaff. 



Sylvia regulus. (Penn.) The Golden-crested Wren. 

 Tolerably common. 



FAMILY— PAKID^. 

 Partes major. (Linn.) The Great Tit — local name, Oxeye. 



Parus cceruleus. (Linn.) The Blue Tit — local name, the 

 Tom Tit. 



