Emberiza Gecinus 91 



E. citrinella, Linn. Yellow Bunting or Yellow-hammer. 

 Fairly common. 



E. cirlus, Linn. Girl Bunting. Very rare. 



E. schoeniclus, Linn. Reed Bunting. Local. 



Calcarius lapponicus (Linn.). Lapland Bunting. A rare 

 straggler in certain winters, as in 1826 and 1892. 



Plectrophenax nivalis (Linn.). Snow-Bunting. An uncommon 

 winter visitor. 



Sturnus vulgar is, Linn. Starling. Common. 



Fasten* roseus (Linn.). Rose-coloured Starling. A very 

 rare summer visitor. 



Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linn.). Nutcracker. A rare straggler 

 in winter; an example killed near Wisbech on November 

 8, 1859, proved to belong to the thin-billed race. 



Garndus glandarius (Linn.). Jay. Not uncommon. 



Pica rustica (Scopoli). Magpie. Has become rare. 



Corvus monedula, Linn. Jackdaw. Common. 



C. corax y Linn. Raven. Used to breed in the county, but is 

 now exterminated. 



G. corone, Linn. Carrion- Crow. Not uncommon. 



C. comix, Linn. Hooded Crow. Plentiful in winter. 



C. frugilegus, Linn. Rook. Abundant. 



Alauda arvensis, Linn. Sky-lark. Very common. 



A. brachydactyla, Leisler. Short-toed Lark. Has occurred 

 once in autumn, a specimen having been procured by a 

 bird-catcher near Cambridge. (Zoologist, 1883, p. 33.) 



Cypselus apus (Linn.). Swift. A plentiful summer visitor. 



C. melba (Linn.). Alpine Swift. Jenyns (Fauna Can- 

 tabrigiensis MS. in the University Museum of Zoology) 

 records a specimen killed between Cambridge and Grant- 

 chester in September, 1838. 



Caprimulgus europaeus, Linn. Nightjar or Goatsucker. 

 A summer migrant, local, and nowhere very common. 



lynx t(*quilla, Linn. Wryneck or Cuckoo's Mate. Now a 

 somewhat rare summer visitor. 



Gecinus viridis (Linn.). Green Woodpecker. Not uncom- 

 mon and in some districts abundant. 



