1919] Birds in the North of France. &7 



Turdus iliacus. Redwing. 



First beard on 4 November at Etaples, passing by nigbt. 

 A few seen on several occasions near Betbune in January 

 and February. 



Turdus merula. Blackbird. 



Common in all parts. Some in tbe winter were evidently 

 immigrants and were seen witb song-tbrusbes in tbe scrub 

 on the sand-dur.es by tbe Canclie estuary, at Gorre witb 

 redwings, etc. 



Turdus torquatus. Ring-Ouzel. 



One in tbe Le Touquet wood at tbe edge of tbe Cancbe 

 estuary on 5 November witb other migrant Turdidse. 



Phcenicurus phoenicurus. Redstart. 



A single bird on 10 September at Acbiet le Grand was 

 tbe only bird seen. 



Phcenicurus titys. Black Redstart. 



Two birds first seen on tbe Peronne citadel on 7 April. 

 Common in most of the Somme villages such as Herbecourt, 

 Fiaucourt, Villers Faucon^ Acbiet le Grand, Flixecourt, 

 and about Happlincourt cliateau on the Somme, opposite 

 to Brie. 



They returned freely to these destroyed villages, and at 

 Bertincourt, in May, a pair reared a brood in a very public 

 place in tbe Town Major's yard. 



Last seen at Boisguillaume near Rouen on 30 September. 



Erithacus rubecula. Continental Redbreast. 



Fairly common throughout, including such ruined villages 

 as Epeby ; also seen about tbe trenches at Givenchy. Some 

 among tbe scrub in tbe dunes by tbe Cancbe estuary witb 

 immigrant birds on 21 October. 



Erithacus rubecula melophilus. British Redbreast. 



A number of very red-breasted birds presumably of this 

 subspecies among tbe scrub by the Cancbe on 21 October 

 witb others of the Continental form. 



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