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Emberiza citrinella. Yellow Bunting. 

 Common everywhere; and breeding in banks and gorse 

 patches. 



Emberiza cirlus. Cirl Bunting. 



Common, especially in the neighbourhood of villages, and 

 breeding in grassy banks bordering lanes. Eggs were first 

 found on 6 May. In all, four nests were found round 

 Saigneville and St. Valery, The typical clutch appears 

 to be tliree. 



Emberiza schoeniclus. Heed-Bunting. 



Not uncommon, and breeding in suitable situations in 

 marsh-land. 



Alauda arvensis. Sky-Lark. 

 A common breeding species. 



Galerida cristata. Crested Lark. 



Common, particularly on the sea- coast and round the 

 outskirts of Abbeville; also everywhere in the Peronne 

 district. 



They appear to have numerous broods, and nests were 

 found as follows : — 



14 May. Nest with large young; nest of four fresh eggs. 



Both the above on the side of the old Abbeville 



fortification ditch. 

 23 May. Nest with one fresh egg in same situation as 



above. 

 6 June. Nest with four fresh eggs. Same place as above. 

 16 June. Nest of five moderately incubated eggs at Roisel 



(Peronne district). 



Motacilla alba. White Wagtail. 



A pair here and there. A pair built under the roof of an 

 open shed in Saigneville villitge and should have had eggs 

 by about 14 May, but the nest was destroyed by somebody 

 or other. A nest of six eggs slightly incubated on 14 May. 

 This nest was near the top of an old wall forming part of 



