BOB List of the Birds of the New Forest District. j>r>t> 



DARTFORD WARBLER. (Sylvia pro- 

 vincialis, Ks. and Bl.) Is sometimes 

 very common in the Forest, and is 

 generally to be seen in company with 

 the whinchat. In some years, as in 1861, 

 it is scarce. I have its nest, with two 

 eggs, in my collection, taken by Mr. 

 Farren,on Lyndhurst Heath, April 29th, 

 1862 ; but it is always difficult to find, 

 as the bird frequents, in the breeding 

 season, the thickest part of the high 

 furze. 



GOLDENCRESTED RfiGULUS. (Eeyulus 



cristatus, Koch.) Not uncommon. 

 Known throughout the Forest as " The 

 thumb bird." 



GREAT TITMOUSE. (Parusmajor, Lin.) 



BLUE TITMOUSE. (Parus cceruleus, 

 Lin.) 



COLE TITMOUSE. (Parus ater, Lin.) 

 Far more common than the next. 



MARSH TITMOUSE. (Parus palustris, 

 Lin.) 



LONG-TAILED TITMOUSE. (Parus 

 caudatus, Lin.) Known throughout 

 the Forest as the "Long-tailed caffin," 

 or "cavin." 



PIED WAGTAIL. (Motacilla Yarrellii, 

 Gould.) Partially migratory. 



GREY WAGTAIL. (Motacilla boarula, 

 Lin.) After some hesitation, I have 

 decided to put this bird among the resi- 

 dents. Yarrell (vol. i., 434) mentions it 

 breeding near Fordingbridge, close to 

 the upper boundary of the Forest. 



MEADOW PIPIT. (Anthus pratensis, 

 Bechst.) The "Butty lark," that is, 

 companion bird, of the New Forest ; so 

 called because it is often seen pursuing 

 the cuckoo, which the peasant takes 

 to be a sign of attachment instead of 

 anger. 



ROCK PIPIT. (Anthus obscurus, Keys 

 and Bl.) Inhabits the muddy shores of 

 the south-eastern district. 



SKY LARK. (Alauda arvensis, Lin.) 



WOOD LARK. (Alauda arborea, Lin.) 

 Mr. Rake found its nest on Goreley race- 

 course, near Fordingbridge, on the 2nd 

 of April, 1861, with three eggs. 



COMMON BUNTING. (Emberiza milia- 

 ria, Lin.) 



BLACKHEADED BUNTING. (Emberiza 

 schoeniclus, Lin.) 



YELLOW HAMMER. (Emberiza citri- 

 nella, Lin.) 



GIRL BUNTING. (Emberiza cirlus, 

 Lin.) I have had its eggs brought to 

 me from the neighbourhood of Wootton ; 

 and Mr. Farren found a nest with three 

 eggs in 1861, close to the village of 

 Brockenhurst. 



CHAFFINCH. (Fringilla ccelebs, Lin.) 

 The " Chink " of the New Forest. 



HOUSE SPARROW. (Fringilla domes- 

 tic a, Lin.) 



GREENFINCH. (Fringilla chloris, Lin.) 

 HAWFINCH. (Frinyilla coccothraustes, 

 Lin.) A few pair now and then certainly 

 remain in the Forest to breed, though 

 I have never been fortunate enough to 

 obtain their eggs. Great quantities 

 were killed at Burley in the spring ot 

 1858. 



GOLDFINCH. (Fringilla carduelisj^in.} 

 BULLFINCH. (Loxia pyrrhula, Lin.) 

 Always to be seen very busy in Novem- 

 ber amongst the young buds just formed, 

 in the cottage gardens near the Forest.) 

 STARLING. (Sturnus vulgaris, Lin.) 

 RAVEN. (Corvus corax, Lin.) Be- 

 coming very scarce. See Chapter 

 XXII., pp. 269, 270. 



CROW. (Corvus corone, Lin.) 

 ROOK. (Corvus frugilegus, Lin.) 

 JACKDAW. (Corvus monedula, Lin.) 

 JAY. (Corvus glandanus, Lin.) 

 GREEN WOODPECKER. (Picus viri- 

 dis, Lin.) " The yaffingale " and 

 " woodnacker " of the Forest. 



SPOTTED WOODPECKER. (Picus ma- 

 jor, Lin.) Both this and the next are 

 known throughout the Forest as the 

 " wood-pie." 



LESSER - SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 

 (Picus minor, Lin.) 



CREEPER. (Certhiafamiliaris, Lin.) 

 Builds in the holes of the old ash and 

 thorn trees. See, however, Chapter 

 XXII., p. 271. 



