26 The Birds of Pembrokeshire. 
inland. Mr. James Tracy states that it is plentiful at 
Pembroke all the year round. Mr. Dix writes: “As I was 
driving over the mountains to Narberth last February, I 
counted five on one bush, and saw at least a dozen others.” 
Mr. E. W. H. Blagg tells us that he found the Corn Bunting 
very abundant in the neighbourhood of Tenby. 
YELLOW HAMMER, Zyeriza citrinellan—Resident. One of 
our most abundant small birds. They are believed by the 
Welsh people to encourage snakes to enter their nests to devour 
the young birds, and are on this account held by them in great 
aversion. In other parts of the world this species has evil 
things reported of it in the folk-lore, and is much persecuted. 
CIRL BUNTING, Z£yberiza cirlus—A rare occasional visitor. No 
record of its having nested in the county. There are speci- 
mens in the Stackpole Court collection. Is stated to have 
been seen near Tenby, and is included in Mr. Mathias’ list. 
One shot, according to Rev. C. M. Phelps, near Solva. Mr. 
Howard Saunders, who spent the summer of 1893 at Dinas, in 
the north of the county, has informed us that while he was there 
he one day “had a perfect view” of a male Cirl Bunting. We 
never ourselves detected one, nor could Mr. Dix include this 
species among the birds noted by him in his district. In their 
long experience, as keen oologists, Dr. Propert and his sons 
never met with the Cirl Bunting in the neighbourhood of St. 
David's. 
REED BUNTING, Zideriza scheniclus —Resident, scarce. A few 
on the Cleddy, beneath Stone Hall, where we have found the 
nest. Also to be met with on the furze on bogs. We one day 
shot a very pretty fawn-coloured variety on Brimaston Moun- 
tain. Mr. Dix thought this species “by no means common,” 
adding, ‘a few are seen by the rivers in suitable localities.” 
This is rather a solitary bird, one we never remember to have 
seen in flocks. 
