THE FAUNA OF LIVERPOOL. 



Genus YUNX. 

 YuNX ToEQUiLLA. The Wryneck. 



Vei-y rare in Wirral. Has bred at Saughall-Massie. — Mr. Webiter. 



Family CERTHIAD^. 

 Genus CEETHIA. 

 Certhia Familiaris. Common Creeper. 



Not commou at the north of Wirral. Claughton firwoods. — Mr. Brockholm. 

 Dingle and North Shore. — Mr. Mathe r. 



Genus TKOGLODYTES. 

 Troglodytes Vulgaris. The Wren. 



Common. 



Genus UPUPA. 



Upupa Epops. The Hoopoe. 



Four shot at Knowsley; in the Derby Museum. — Mr. E. Abbott. One at Edge 



Hill. At Fonnby and elsewhere. — Mr. Mather. Hoylake. — Eev. T. 



Staniforth. 



Family CUCULID^E. 



Genus CUCULUS. 



CucuLus Canorus. The Common Cuckoo. 



Common. 



Fourth Division. —FISSmOSTRES. 



Family MEROPID^. 

 Genm CORACLVS. 

 CoRAciAs Garrula. The Roller. 



One shot at Knotty Ash was stuffed by Mr. Mather, and is now at his house. 



Family HALCYONIDiE. 

 Gemis ALCEDO. 

 Alcedo IspiDA. Kmg-fisher. 

 Not very uncommon. 



Family HIRUNDINID^. 

 Genus HIEUNDO. 

 HiRUNDo RusTiCA. The Swallow. 



Veiy commou. 

 HiRUNDO Upbica. The Martin. 



Equally frequent. 

 HiRUNDO RiPAEiA. The Sand Martin, or Bank Martin. 

 Locally in great numbers. 



Genus CYPSELUS, 

 Cypselus Apus. The Common Swift. 



General. 

 (Jypselus Alpinus. The Alpine Swil't. 



One only, killed at the mouth of the Dee many years ago by — Mostyn, Esq. 

 — Mr. Mather. 

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