96 THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. 
the middle of March, and going away 
again—I think to the sea-side—before 
or by the 1st September. Miss Lewis 
Lloyd, of Llandefaelog, told me that in 
1882 the Curlews came to their breeding 
places earlier than their. usual time. 
They are certainly on the increase, and 
I think that being protected in this 
county from the 1st March to the rst 
August may, in a_ great measure 
account for this. The Curlew is a bold 
bird in the breeding season, when, like 
many other birds, it seems to throw off 
its exceeding caution. I ‘once saw a 
Curlew make a very determined attack 
on an old Carrion Crow that was prob- 
ably on the look-out for one of its 
young ones. The Crow stood no chance 
against the Curlew, with its grand free 
flight, and was soon beaten off and 
pursued until both were close to me. 
The exceedingly appropriate name of 
the Curlew in Welsh is Chwibanog-y- 
mynydd (the whistler of the moun- 
tain), and in ancient Welsh, Gyljnhir 
(Williams). 
THE WHIMBREL, Numenius pheopus, 
is unknown in this county. 
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