206 DUTCH AND ENGLISH BIRDS. 
Dendrocopus medius (Linn). 
Breeds in small numbers in Holland in the provinces 
Noord Brabant and Gelderland; a rare straggler elsewhere. 
Has not been observed in the Br. Isl. 
Dendrocopus minor (Linn). 
A rare resident breeding in Gelderland, N. Brabant and 
N. Holland. 
On migration elsewhere. 
A resident in England. 
Genus Gecinus. 
Gecinus viridis (Linn.). 
A common resident in Holland and England, rare in 
Scotland and Ireland. 
Gecinus canus (Gmel.). 
A rare visitor to the south eastern provinces of Holland 
(Bouwstoffen, part I, p. 75). Has not occurred in the Br. Isl. 
Genus Iynx. 
Lynx torquilla Linn. 
Breeds in small numbers in different parts of Holland, 
leaving in autumn. Occurs in small numbers in England 
during the summer, rarer in Scotland and Ireland. 
Genus Aleedo. 
Alcedo ispida Linn. 
Generally distributed through Holland and the Br. Isl. 
Genus Ceryle. 
(Ceryle aleyon) (Linn.). 
Genus Coracias, 
Coracias garrula Linn. 
A rare straggler to Holland and the Br. Isl. 
Genus Merops. 
(Merops apiaster) Linn. 
Notes from the lueyden Museum, Vol. XV. 
