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species is often seen after the breeding season in flocks, 

 which probably consist to a great extent of visitors to 

 the county, as the nest is not very frequently discovered 

 there. 



Parus major, Linn. Great Titmouse. Common. 



P. ater, Linn. Coal-Titmouse. The British form (P. bri- 

 tannlcus of Sharpe and Dresser) is moderately common. 



P. palustris, Linn. Marsh-Titmouse. Local and by no 

 means common. 



P. caeruleus, Linn. Blue Titmouse. Common. 



Sitta caesia, Wolf. Nuthatch. Local and nowhere abundant. 



Troglodytes parmdus, K. L. Koch. Wren. Common. 



Certkia familiaris, Linn. Tree-Creeper. Fairly plentiful. 



Motacilla lugubris, Temm. Pied Wagtail. Abundant. 



M. alba, Linn. White Wagtail. This species must be con- 

 sidered a visitor to the county on migration, until further 

 proof of its supposed nesting with .us is obtained. It 

 occasionally interbreeds with the Pied Wagtail. 



M. melanope, Pallas. Grey Wagtail. A rare winter visitor. 



J/. rail (Bonaparte). Yellow Wagtail. A very common 

 summer visitor. 



Anthus trivialis (Linn.). Tree-Pipit. A local summer mi- 

 grant, nowhere very plentiful. 



A. pratensis (Linn.). Meadow- Pipit. Not uncommon, but 

 somewhat local. 



Lanius ezcubitor, Linn. Great Grey Shrike. A scarce winter 

 visitor. 



L. cotturiOj Linn. Red-backed Shrike. A plentiful summer 

 visitor. 



L. pomeranus, Sparrman. Woodchat Shrike. Has been ob- 

 tained once, near S waff ham Prior, before 18-40. The 

 specimen is in the Saffron Walden Museum. 



Ampelis garrulus, Linn. Wax wing. Occurs at intervals in 

 winter, singly or in small flocks. 



Muscicapa grisola, Linn. Spotted Fly-catcher. An abundant 

 summer visitor. 



