26 TRANSACTIOXS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



DuriDg my stay in the neighbourhood of Davos, I observed 

 the following birds : — 



1. The Raven. — Seen and heard several times. 



2. Carrion Crow. — Seen daily : it seems to be the commonest 

 species at all seasons, and the only one of- the crows observed 

 during the winter. 



3. Common Dipper. — Seen frequently ; indeed, whenever one 

 came upon a stream that was not fast bound in ice, there one 

 was sure to see a specimen or two of these lively and busy birds. 

 Of the Tits— 



4. Cole Tit. \ 



5 Blue Tit / P^^Psatedly observed in the fir woods. I have 



no doubt there were other kinds in the flocks, but those two were 

 the only ones about which I could be positive as to the species. 



6. Gold Crest. — Seen twice certainly, along with the Tits. 



7. Tree Creeper. — Observed once certainly, probably oftener, 

 with the flocks of Tits. 



8. Bullfinch. — A pair seen in the gardens above Davos several 

 times. 



9. Chaffinch. — Occasionally in similar situations as the Bull- 

 finches. 



10. Common House Sparrow. — Comparatively a recent im- 

 portation, but now perfectly at home, as he always is, and 

 numerous about the houses and gardens. 



Those birds already mentioned were all noticed between the 

 21st of December and the 15th of February — the severest and 

 deadest time of the winter. 



On the 15th of February, or a few days before that date, I 

 saw a flock — ten or twelve — of what at the distance I took to 

 be Redwings feeding on the berries of the Rowan or Mountain 

 Ash, but as I could not be certain of the species I have not 

 included them in my list. 



On the same date, in the fir woods above Klosters, I had 

 quite a near view of a pair of — 



11. Blue Jays. — I never had the good fortune of seeing the 

 much more rare Pine Jay. On the same day at Klosters I 

 saw several — 



12. Siskins and a pair of Ravens. 



