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161.— HOODED ilERGANSER. Mergus cmullatm L. 



Recorded on Menai Straits and at Barmouth. 



In the loan collection of ^Ir. R. W. Chase's birds in Birmingham 

 Museum is a case containing an adult male and an immature bird 

 shot near Barmouth in 1864, by Sir William Clayton by a clever 

 right and left. They are recorded in the supplement to Dresser's 

 Birds of Europe, TX., 296. They were presented to Mr. Chase 

 by Rev. Walter Earle of Yarlet Hall, Staffordshire. 



162. — WOOD PIGEON. Columba palumbus palumbus L. 

 Common throughout North Wales ; often large flocks in winter. 



163.— STOCK DOVE. Columba mnas L. 



Resident, and more or less common throughout the district ; more 

 numerous on the coasts than inland. 



164.— ROCK DOVE. Columba livia livia Gm. 



Resident ; a few pairs breed on precipitous coasts of Carnarvon and 

 Anglesey and possibly inland. 



Pemiant states in British Zoology, " many breed, as I have 

 observed, on the cliffs of the coast of Wales." The late C. K, 

 Siddall told me that he had seen Rock Doves several times at 

 Porthwen, Bull Bay, Anglesey — seven one day in September, 

 1903. Two or three seen at Llwyngwril by Mr. A. W. Boyd 

 in August, 1906, appeared to be totally wild birds. Pennant 

 in his Tour, II., 245, mentions Rock Pigeons as breeding on 

 the Bird Rock, Towyn. 



165._.TURTLE DOVE. Streptopelia turtur turtur (L.). 



Summer migrant ; common in the eastern half of the district and gradually 

 increasing and spreading westwards. 



In Anglesey IVIr. T. Owen noted one north of Penmon, 15th 

 May, 1912. In Carnarvonshire Dr. N. F. Ticehurst saw one 

 on Bardsey, 16th June, 1913, and three occurred there between 

 2nd and 7th September followng. Mr. R. W. Jones notes 

 the species as increasing round Llandudno, -while Mr. King 

 has seen it between Aber and Bangor, and found it nesting at 

 Benarth, Conway. Mr, Ciimmings also saw one at Llandwrog, 



