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tors in summer or winter, and from those, again, of such rare 

 occurrence that their advent can neither be prophesied nor 

 explained. 



Those who may desire to have fuller information than can 

 be well afforded in these pages, may be referred to a little book 

 entitled "The Birds of Middlesex," in which Hampstead is 

 frequently mentioned in connection with many interesting birds 

 observed there. ^ The indication of this source of information, it 

 is hoped, will excuse the brevity with which the subject is here 

 treated. 



RESIDENT SPECIES. 

 Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus. Bred in Caen Wood in 1876. 

 Kestrel, Falco tinnunculiis. Bred in Caen Wood in 187 1 and 1873. 

 Barn Owl, Strix flammea. For some years a pair frequented an avenue, where 



they reared their young, in June, 1873. I^^ 1880 one was seen. In 1881 none. 



In 1886 a pair again appeared. 

 Tawny, or Brown Owl, Strix aliico. Nest found in 1869. 

 Long-eared Owl, Otiis vulgaris. Once common in the Hampstead Woods. Nest 



in Caen Wood, 1871. 

 Mistletoe Thrush, Turdus viscivorus. Not uncommon. 

 Song Thrush, Turdus musicus. Nesting in the gardens. 

 Blackbird, Turdus merula. Common. A pied one visited a garden on Haverstock 



Hill for three years in succession. 

 Hedge Sparrow, Accentor ?nodularis. In gardens and shrubberies. 

 Redbreast, Erithacus rubecula. Generally a pair or two in most gardens of any 



size where there are large shrubs. 

 Stonechat, Saxicola rubicola. On the Heath; usually observed in summer, but 



a few stay the winter. 

 Dartford Warbler, Melizophilus undatus. Seen on the Heath, October, 1870. 



A pair seen same place, May, 1872. 

 Goldcrest, Regulus cristatus. May be looked for amongst larch and spruce fir. 



The nest has been found at Frognal. 

 Great Titmouse, Parus major. Common. 



^ "The Birds of Middlesex." By J. E. Harting. 8vo, pp. 284. Published by 

 Gurney and Jackson, Paternoster Row. 



