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8. rufa, Chiff-chaff, Bu., &c., Amongst tangled brushwood on the ground. .m.— 
Dry grass and moss, lining of feathers, the nest, like the preceding, entered 
from the side. Not so common as preceding, frequenting wooded districts 
more than it. 
_ §. cristatus, Golden Crested Wren, Bu., Har., M., In fir and yew trees near the 
ground, generally on env of branch. .m.—Moss, hair, and feathers ; very like 
a diminutive Chaffinch’s nest. A species much reduced in the immediate 
neighbourhood. 
Parus major, Great Tit, Bu.,M., Hole in tree or stump, sometimes old Magpie or 
other nest. .m.—T wigs, moss, feathers, wool, Nests in thick woods; only 
one pair in a wood. Very pugnacious. 
P. cxruleus, Blue Tit, Bu., M., &c., Hole in tree or stone wall. 2.m.—moss, wool 
n feathers, hair. Plantifully distributed. ‘ 
P. ater, Cole Tit, Bu., M., Has., Hap., Hole in tree, very often in the roots of 
large trees, when laid bare by a slip of land. _.m.—Dry grass, wool, hair. 
feathers. Notcommon. Haunts extensive woods. . 
_P. palustris, Marsh Tit, Bu., Hav., In cracks in the bark of old willows, or in 
{ tops of pollarded trees. .m.—Dry grass, down of willows and feathers. 
Least numerous of the Tits, breeds in swampy parts of thick woods. 
_ P. caudatus, Longtailed Tit, Har., M., Bu., Tall hollies, or other thick trees in 
hedgerows. .m—Large nest of moss and feathers, bottle-shaped. Scarce 
in the immediate neighbourhood. 
Motacilla Yarrellii, Pied Wagtail, Bvu., M., On the rocky or steep banks of rivers. 
Found a nest in 1870, on a fishing boat moored in the river Wyre. n.m.—Dry 
grass and hair. Numerous wherever there is water. 
‘Mz. boarula, Grey Wagtail, Bu., Hap., on steep banks of rivers, sometimes 
a ona drier part of a swamp. .m.—Dry Grass and Hair. Not often here in 
breeding season, commoner further north. 
_M. flava, Grey-headed Wagtail, Bu., on the ground in a meadow near river 
or stream. .m.—Dry grass and hair. Only one nest, found in Walmersley. 
M. Rayii, Ray’s or Yellow Wagtail, Bu.,M., &., on the ground in a meadow or 
corn field, sometimes a long way from water. n.m—Beautiful nest of dry 
__grass and horse hair. Breeds in abundance close to the town. 
_Anthus arboreus, Tree Pipit, Bu., M., &c., on sloping banks in woods, often amongst 
thick herbage. .m.—Dry Grass and a few hairs. Commonestin open woods 
and parks. ; oA 
A. pratensis, Meadow Pipit, Bu., &c., on ground on moors or meadows. 
__ nm.—Dry grass. 
Alauda arvensis, Sky Lark, Bu., &c., on ground on moors or meadews. n.m—Deep 
nest of dry grass. 
oe arborea, Wood Lark, Har., W,, on ground in woods. n.m.—Deep nest of 
_. Drygrass. Scarce in immediate neighbourhood, preferring extensive woods. 
_ A. cristata, Crested Lark, Bu., on ground in open pasture field. n.m.— Deep 
_ nest of fine dry grass. One nest found in Pilsworth, 1869. 
Imberiza miliaria, Common Bunting, Bv., M., in low bushes on outskirts of woods, 
often in hedge rows. .m.—Large loose nest of long stems of grass, lined with 
_ fine fibres. Only breeds where the land is well cultivated, and then only when 
grain is plentiful. ; 
citrinella, Yellow Bunting, Bu., &c., in low fences or trees, sometimes on 
‘ound amongst thick herbage. .m.—Loose nest of dry grass lined with fibres 
Prefers a farming locality. 
KE. sheniculus, Black-headed Bunting, Bv., &c., amongst thick rush beds 
near streams and ponds. 2.m.—Dry grass and rush stems lined with hair. 
_ ©ommon where the land is undrained and rushes are plentiful. 
E. cirlus, Cirl Bunting, Bu., W., Har., in kedge rows or young trees. 
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_, Dry grass, fibres, and hair. Seldom breeds, though no doubt often ovediiokad: 
Fringilla coelebs, Chaffinch, Bu., &c., in tall hedgerows and trees. ».m.—Beauti 
nest of moss, hair, and feathers, * made to imitate an dantcsdhite of the Mot oe 
l whatever the nest is built upon Common in orchards and plantations. 
