Birds of THest Cheshire, Denbighshire, 
and Flintshire : 
Being a List of Spectes occurring in the District of the Chester 
Society of Tatural Science. 
BY; W. “HENRY »DOBIE, (°M-.B <i MORACISs 
MEMBER OF THE BritIsH ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION. 
HE following list is an attempt to collect observations on 
the occurrence and distribution of birds in different parts 
of our district, in the hope that it may form a nucleus round 
which further observations will rapidly accumulate. As time 
and opportunity have been limited, the list is very incomplete, 
and it is only through the encouragement and assistance of 
Mr. A. O. WALKER, and the hearty co-operation of Mr. R. 
NEWSTEAD, that it appears at all. Mr. WALKER, in addition to 
placing his own diary notes at my disposal, has most kindly 
written a short introduction on the physiography of the district. 
The value of Mr. R. Newsreap’s contributions will be at once 
recognized: he, too, has spared no pains in helping me, by 
furnishing notes of birds in the Grosvenor Museum, procuring 
information from various sources, and revising my proofs. 
BROCKHOLES’ list of the Birds of Wirral, published twenty 
years ago as the first number of ‘‘ Proceedings ” of this Society, 
is now out of print and difficult to obtain; it is, therefore, 
incorporated with the present list, for the convenience of those 
who do not possess a copy, being quoted verbatim, under the 
description of each species. 
I have endeavoured, in all cases, to acknowledge the source 
of my information ; but often, for the sake of brevity, by giving 
only the initial letters of my authorities, whose full names will 
be found by referring to a page at the end of the list. 
To all these, and others, whom I forbear to name for fear of 
omitting any, I must express my warmest thanks for their kind- 
ness in furnishing me with information, allowing. me to inspect 
their collections, and otherwise interesting themselves in my 
undertaking. I am, however, specially indebted to PRoFESSOR 
Newton, Mr. Howarp SAunpdERS, and Mr. CorDEAuvx, for 
their assistance; also to Sir Pyers Mostyn (Talacre), THE 
Hon. CuHartes Wynn (Rig), and Mr. ConGReEve (Burton 
Hall), for kind invitations to look over their valuable local 
