60 Capt. A. W. Boyd 07i [Ibis, 



Oriolus oriolus. Golden Oriole. 



Fairly common in June in Havrincourt Wood and other 

 woods in that area^ where its beautiful whistle could be 

 frequently heard near the firing-line. 



I found a nest in an alder near the Somme at Flixecourt, 

 near Amiens. 



Chloris chloris. Greenfinch, 



Common everywhere. In flocks at the end of August 

 with house-sparrows at Achiet le Grand ; in October with 

 linnets in the Canche estuary ; and with chaffinches and 

 bramblings in December in the firing-line at Givenchy. 



Carduelis carduelis. Continental Goldfinch. 



Not uncommon in Somme, where I saw a '' charm " of 

 a dozen near Peronne early in April, and others about 

 Peronne chateau or citadel, in a Roisel orchard; common 

 near Amiens. 



Passer domesticus. House-Sparrow. 



Very abundant in most places and common in the 

 demolished Somme villages, and often about the trenches. 

 In big finch-flocks at Achiet le Grand in August, and in the 

 Canche estuary in October. 



In June they were always common about the trenches in 

 front of Havrincourt Wood, among the felled timber where 

 the wood had previously extended — possibly they were 

 getting some insect food ; there was no house within 

 a mile. 



Passer montanus. Tree-Sparrow. 



A common bird almost everywhere — far commoner than 

 in England. On 19 October and for the fortnight following, 

 there was a big flock of some hundreds on some rough 

 ground at Etaples, with several other species of finches. 



It was one of the birds actually in the trenches at 

 Givenchy, and a small flock was often to be seen on our 

 wire in front of the craters both north and south of the 

 La Bassee Canal. 



