46 THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. 
common as the Willow Wren. It is 
spoken of in Carmarthenshire as VF Chiff 
Chaff but the Rev. J. B. Jones tells me 
this is not pure Welsh. 
The above three Warblers visit this 
county yearly but sometimes in greater 
number than others, so that the above 
remarks would apply to an average year. 
It must not be forgotten, however, that 
the difference between the Chiff Chaff 
and Willow Wren is so slight that it is 
almost impossible to distinguish the one 
from the other unless you have the birds 
in your hand. 
GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN, 
Regulus cristatus. 
Very common, the numerous plan- 
tations in the county being most suitable 
to its habits. It is usually considered a 
scarce bird, probably from its small size 
and inconspicuous colour, but I see it 
constantly, and there can be no doubt of 
its abundance here. 
This is a very hardy bird, and during 
the severe frost of 1880, when so many 
other birds perished, these merry little 
