THE BIRDS OF COOKHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. 81 
Fam. Wanpz. 
Genus. LaAntvs. 
57. Lanius excubitor. The Great Grey Shrike. 
Mr. Briggs informs me that he has known several instances of 
the occurrence of this Shrike in the neighbourhood of Cookham, 
the latest being one shot at Hedsor, in the autumn of 1867, 
Genus. ENNEOCTONUS. 
58. Enneoctonus collurio. The Red-backed Shrike. 
This bird was formerly plentiful, but is now scarce at Cookham. 
I shot a male bird on May 27th, 1865, as mentioned in the 
Naturalist (vol. ii. p. 89.) Since then I have only obtained one 
other specimen, likewise a male, which Mr. Briggs shot. On the 
30th November, 1868, some bird-catchers noticed a brown bird 
fly in pursuit of a wren in a wood at Hampstead, and succeeded 
in capturing both pursuer and pursued. ‘The bird turned out to 
be a young female Red-backed Shrike, which must have been 
hatched very late to have been met with in this country in 
November. Both birds are now in the collection of my friend, Mr. 
W. T. Ansell, who had them preserved to commemorate the 
occurrence. 
I have in my collection several fine specimens of ZEnneoctonus 
collurio, from Damara Land in South-West Africa; and Mr. Jesse 
also met with it during the late Abyssinian expedition. 
Fam. TROGLODYTIDZ. 
Genus. TROGLODYTES. 
59. Troglodytes europzeus. The Common Wren. 
- ITean eay nothing concerning the well-known ‘“‘ Jenny Wren,” 
which would be new to my readers. It is common at Cookham, 
and breeds plentifully in the neighbourhood. 
Fam. Parwz, 
Genus. Parvs. 
60. Parus ceeruleus. The Blue Titmouse. 
61. Parus major. The Greater Titmouse. 
These two species are common at Cookham. 
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