WTNTEE BIEDS OF PASSAGE. 



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Whin-chat, 

 Stone-chatter, 



RAII NOMINA. 



CEnanthe secunda. 

 (Enanthe tertia. 



Golden-crowned wren, Regulus O'istatus. 



'This is the smallest British 

 bird : haunts the tops of 

 tall trees ; stays the 

 winter through. 



A List of the Winter Birds of Passage round this neighbourhood, ranged 

 somewhat in the order in which they appear. 



1. Ring-ousel, 



Redwing, 

 Fieldfare, 

 Royston-crow, 

 Woodcock, 



6. Snipe, 



7. Jack-snipe, 



8. Wood-pigeon, 



9. 

 10. 



11. 



12. 



is! 



14. 



15. 



16. 



Wild-swan, 

 Wild-goose, 



Wild-duck, 



Pochard, 

 Widgeon, 

 Teal, breeds with us 

 in VVolmer Forest. 

 Crossbcak, 

 Crossbill, 



17. Silk-tail, 



RAII NOMINA. 



Merula torguata. 



Turdus iliacus. 

 Turdiis pilaris. 

 Comix cinerea. 

 Scolopax. 



Galhnago minor. 

 Gallinago minima. 



(Enas. 



Cygnus ferus. 

 Anser ferus. 

 Anas torquata mi- 

 nor. 

 A nas fera fusca. 

 Penelope. 



■ QuerquedvZa. 



Coccothraustes. 

 Loscia. 



' Garrulus Bohemi- 

 cus. 



'This is a new migration, 

 which I have lately dis- 

 covered about Michaelmas 

 week, and again about 

 the fourteenth of March. 



About old Michaelmas. 

 ' Though a percher by day, 

 roosts on the ground. 



Most frequently on downs. 



Appears about old Michael- 

 mas. 



Some snipes constantly 

 breed with us. 



' Seldom appears till late ; 

 not in such plenty ££ 

 formerly. 

 On some large waters. 



On our lakes and streams. 



"These are only wanderer? 

 that appear occasionally, 

 and are not observant of 

 any regular migration. 



These birds, as ihej stand numerically, belong to the 

 following Linnaean genera : — 



1,2,3, Turdi^. 



4, Corvns. 



5, 6, 7, Scolopax,. 

 8 Colvmlck, 



9,10,11,12,13,14, Anas. 

 15, 16, Loxia. 



17, AmpeUa* 



