308 BIRDS OF THE DISTRICT. 
times, from as early as 1846 to as late as, say, 1869; Gwas-y- 
Gog it is called there. I have not been in the country during 
March and April for more than a day or two at a time since 1870. 
A nest was once brought to me, or rather the eggs, in, I think, 
1866. I was at the time satisfied about them, but have not got 
them now.” ‘‘Gwas-y-Gog” is, I believe, the Welsh for 
*‘Cuckoo’s Mate,” by which name this bird is often, known ; 
but Mr. Ruppy writes: ‘“ Any little bird following the Cuckoo 
is in this part of Wales (Merionethshire) called the ‘‘ Gwas-y- 
Gog ; the Wryneck is unknown.” 
* Gecinus viridis. GREEN WooODPECKER. 
Pretty generally distributed. Rare about Chester. Noted 
near Mollington [S.C.] BRocKHOLEs notes it as ‘‘ an Occasional 
visitor at all seasons ; and I believe it occasionally nests in 
Wirral.” (Br. p. 9.) 
Occurs at Ince occasionally [R.N.] Nested at Stanlow some 
years ago |R.N.] Nests-annually in an old beech tree near 
Bolesworth Castle [R.N.] Has bred at Eaton [H.G.], and 
frequently in Delamere Forest, where it is common [R.N.] 
Fairly common at Combermere [Lord C.] Very abundant at 
Edge | C.W.D.] 
In Wales it is common at Maesmor [W.J.K.], and in Mr. 
Ruppy’s district. Occurs near Wrexham [A.D.]; Llandyrnog 
[J-B.1; Moel Fammau district [T.H.] ; and along the coast at 
Abergele [J.H.]; Gloddaeth, near Llandudno |H.T.]; and 
Colwyn Bay, where it was frequently heard and ‘seen in 
1884-5-6 [R.N.], but is becoming scarce [A.O.W.] 
* Dendrocopus major. Great SporreD WooODPECKER. 
General, but not abundant in the district. Rare about Chester, 
except on the Eaton estate, where it breeds [H.G.] Mr. 
NEWSTEAD was shewn a deserted nest there in 1888, and saw a 
specimen of the bird on Nov. 29th, 1893. I had a specimen 
from Moston Hall, some years ago [Coll. G.M.] 
In Wirral “an occasional visitor. Perhaps it is a scarce 
resident. In May, 1860, there was a nest in Patrickwood, near 
Bromborough Mills.” (Br. p. 9.) I have seen a pair which were 
shot in Dr. BELt’s garden at New Brighton in 1887. 
Mr. W. L. Hayman, Liverpool, writes in the Fve/d (vol. xxvii., 
January 27th, 1866, p. 77): “In the month of July, 1865, a 
friend of mine, a naturalist, had four young Great Spotted 
Woodpeckers brought to him from near Hooton Hall, Hooton.” 
AS Gh 
: It wok at Ince [R.N., Sen.], and is not uncommon in 
Delamere Forest, where Mr. NEWSTEAD found a deserted nest 
in an oak tree a few years ago. Three from this locality were 
in the Collection of Mr. LEATHER, Delamere Lodge. One was 
killed at Broxton, January, 1891 [R.N.] 
