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In timbered districts, holes in trees are generally used, but in treeless 

 areas, rabbit burrows (as here shown), the shelter of dense furze, 

 overhanging ivy on cliffs and walls are made use of. Sometimes a 

 small quantity of dried roots are used, barely sufficient to keep the 

 eggs from the ground, but generally they are placed upon the bare 

 sand, especially when laid within the entrance of rabbit burrows. 

 Two white eggs (see British Bird Egg Cabinet, drawer 17) are laid 

 and several broods are raised during the year. 



In Cases 225 to 229 there are examples of birds that do 

 not breed in the neighbourhood, regular winter visitants, and 

 birds that have only been recorded on rare occasions. 



Case 225. 



NUTCRACKER {Nucifraga caryocatactes). 



The Nutcracker has been observed 40 times south of the Tweed, 

 3 times only in Scotland, and not at all in Ireland. It has been recorded 

 locally but once — at Vale Royal, Delamere, Cheshire, 1860. This 

 specimen is now in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester. (Coward, " Birds 

 of Cheshire," p. 98). For eggs see Case 231, drawer 28. 



FIELDFARE {Turdus pilaris). 



An autumn and winter visitor ; may be often seen in large flocks 

 in the Mersey Valley. For eggs see Case 231, drawer 28. 



REDWING {Turdus iliacus). 

 A common winter visitor. For eggs see Case 231, drawer 28. 



BLACK REDSTART {Ruticilla titys). 

 A winter visitant to Great Britain. Locally rarely seen. 



ROSE-COLOURED PASTOR {Pastor roseus). 



The Rose-coloured Pastor is a vagrant in the British Islands. It 

 occurs fairly frequently, and there are several recorded instances of 

 its occurrence, viz., Ormskirk, 1821 ; Salford, 1829 ; Eccles, 1830, 

 1831 (locality not cited) ; Liverpool, 1840 ; Cartmel, 1854 ; Oldham, 

 1860 ; and from Prestwich Clough, Heaton Park and Barlow Wood, 

 on the south of Manchester. (Mitchell, " Birds of Lancashire," p. 77). 

 For eggs see Case 231, drawer 28. 



