86 BIRDS. 



years built in the bank of a pond at Newton Park, 

 where they are, and have been every year (with one 

 exception), permitted to rear their young without 

 molestation. 



FAMILY— HIRUNDINID^ . 



Hirundo rustica. (Linn.) The Swallow. 



Hirundo urhica. (Linn,) The House Martin. 



Hirundo rij^aria. (Linn.) The Sand Martin. 



All very common. 



Cypselns apm. (Illig.) The Swift — local name, the 

 Squealer. 

 Very common. Builds under the eaves of the chancel 

 of the church, and in the roofs of the old thatched 

 houses of the town. 



FAMILY— CAPKIMULGID^. 



Caprimulgus europceus. (Linn.) The Nightjar. 



Is sometimes heard, but no instance is recorded of its 

 building with us. 



OEDER — EASOEES. 



F AMIL Y— C OLUMBID^ . 



Golumha palumhus. (Linn.) The Eing Dove — local name, 

 the Wood Pigeon. 



Columba cenas. (Linn.) The Stock Dove. 



By no means rare. I formerly took many nests in a 

 season, especially in the neighbourhood of Egginton. 



