Mr. Jenyns on the Ornithology of Cambridgeshire. 305 
Sp.74. P. major, Temm. Man. d’Ornith. p. 395. 
Great SporreD WooprecKEeR.—Much less common than the 
preceding, but has been occasionally shot at Bottisham. 
Sp.75. P. minor, Vemm. Man. d’Ornith. p. 399. 
Lesser SporreD WoopreckER.—TI have at different times 
known several instances in which this bird. has been met with in 
Cambridgeshire, but it must be esteemed a rare species. The last 
specimen which occurred to my knowledge was shot at Anglesea 
Abbey in March 1824, and is now in the Museum of the Cambridge 
Philosophical Society. 
Genus XXIII. YUNX, Lunn. 
Se.76. Y. Torquilla, Temm. Man. d’Ornith. p.403. 
Wrynecx.—A few of these birds visit us regularly every spring, 
but they are never plentiful. 
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ORDER VI. AntIsopactTvut. 
Genus XXIV. SITTA, Linn. 
Sp.77. S. europea, Temm. Man. d@Ornith. p. 407. 
Nuruatcu.—Not uncommon in the neighbourhood of Bottisham. 
During a certain portion of the year, these birds feed chiefly upon 
nuts which they break with their bill, after having firmly fixed 
them in the crevices of the bark of trees. For this purpose they 
appear to resort frequently to the same spots, as I have observed 
some old trees in particular whose clefts are full of broken shells, 
whilst in others not one is to be seen. 
Genus XXV. CERTHIA, Illig. 
Sp.78. C. familiaris, Temm. Man. @Ornith. p.410. 
CoMMON CREEPER.—This bird frequently builds its nest under 
the loose and decayed bark of old trees; it consists of little else 
