62 Capt. A. W. Boyd on [Ibis, 



Emberiza citrinella. Yellow-hammer. 



An abundant bird everywhere, especially in the devastated 

 parts ; often in the firing-line at Villers Pluicli and Havrin- 

 court. 



Emberiza cirlus. Cirl Bunting. 



A fairly common species throughout Somme, and often 

 seen about the ruined villages such as Villers Faucon, 

 Trescault (just behind the firing-line). Also seen occa- 

 sionally near Bethune. 



Emberiza schoeniclns. Reed-Bunting. 



Strangely few seen : 25 March, 1917, four at Eclusier ; 

 April, a few at Brie ; July, a few at Flixecourt near Amiens ; 

 all these places are on the river Somme. 



Alauda arvensis. Sky-Lark. 



Very common everywhere. In October and November 

 common among the marsh weeds in the Cancbe estuary at 

 low tide. 



Lnllula arborea. Wood-Lark. 



On 21 October I saw two on some rough ground at 

 Etaples. 



Galerida crista ta. Crested Lark. 



Common everywhere, from the coast to the firing-line, 

 but its distribution was a trifle more " patchy " than that of 

 the sky-lark. 



The French birds seemed rather more slaty in colour 

 than those seen on the sand in Egypt, and even than those 

 in Gallipoli. 



Otocorys alpestris. Shore-Lark. 



On 5 November seven birds were feeding along the high- 

 water mark at the mouth of the river Canche near Paris 

 Plage. 



Motacilla alba. White Wagtail. 



Fairly common wherever I went from April to October, 

 Towards the end of April they were in company with the 



