ST.-KILDA WEEN. Troglodytes parvulus hirtensis. 



Local race of the Common Wren, peculiar to St. Kilda. Is paler in 

 colour, more barred on the upper parts, and has a larger bill and hallux 

 than the typical form. 



COMMON CREEPER. Certhia familiaris. 



Resident across Europe, Asia, and America between the Arctic Regions 

 and the Tropics, in Scandinavia to G3° north latitude, but in Siberia only 

 to 57°, and in America only to 50°. Subject to some climatic variation. 



WALL-CREEPER. Tichodroma muraria. 



Accidental visitor; only two British records (Norfolk, Lancashire). 

 Resident in mountainous districts across Europe and Asia between 30° 

 and 50° north latitude. 



NUTHATCH. Sitta cssia. 



Common resident in England, very rare in Scotland, unknown in Ireland. 

 Resident in Europe and Asia from the Arctic Circle to the confines of the 

 Tropics. Subject to much climatic variation. 



Subfamily CORVINE. 



RAVEN. Corvus corax. 



Resident in ever-decreasing numbers. Resident across Europe, Asia 

 Minor, Persia, Russian Turkestan, Siberia, and Manchuria. Breeds in 

 Cashmere, wintering in the Punjab. Resident in North America. 



CARRION-CROW. Corvus corone. 



Resident in England and South Scotland, very rare in Ireland. Breeds 

 in Europe west of the Elbe, the vaUey of the Danube, the northern shores 

 of the Black t^ea, the Caucasus, Russian Turkestan, East Siberia, Man- 

 churia, and Japan. Migrates south from the coldest parts of its range. 



