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THE ST. KILDA WREN (Troglodytes hirtensis) . . .' . 72 



THE GRAY WAGTAIL (Motacilla sulphur ea) . . . . 76 



THE WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba) . . 79 



THE ROCK PIPIT (Anthus obscurus) . . . . . 81 



THE WOOD LARK (Alauda arborea) . .' . - . 85 

 THE GIRL BUNTING AND SNOW BUNTING (Emberiza cirlus 



and E. nivalis) . , . . . . 90 



THE HAWFINCH (Coccothmustes vulgaris) . . . . 96 



THE TREE SPARROW (Passer montanus) .... . 100 

 THE SISKIN AND TWITE (Fringilla spinus and F. flavirostris) . 101 



THE CROSSBILL (Loxia curvirostra) . '. . . 106 



THE CHOUGH (Pyrrhocorax graculus) . . . ' .110 



THE RAVEN (Corvus corax) . . . . .114 



THE HOODED CROW (Corvus cornix) . . . .119 



THE GREEN WOODPECKER (Gecinus viridis) . . .124 



THE LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Picus minor) . 128 



THE WRYNECK (lynx torquilla) . . . .129 



THE NIGHTJAR (Gaprimulgus europceus) . . .135 



THE ROCK DOVE (Columba livia) . . . . 141 



THE STOCK DOVE (Columba cenas) . . . .145 



THE TURTLE DOVE (Turtur auritus) . . .149 



THE CAPERCAILLIE (Tetrao urogallus) . '- . . 151 



THE BLACK GROUSE (Tetrao tetrix) . . . . 155 



THE PTARMIGAN (Tetrao mutus) . . . .161 



THE RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Perdix rufa) . ' . . 165 



THE QUAIL (Coturnix communis) . . . 168 



THE HERON (Ardea cinered) . -. . . . ,170 



THE WATER-RAIL (Eallus aquaticus) . .. .- . 177 



THE SPOTTED CRAKE (Crex porzana) . . .180 



BAILLON'S CRAKE (Crex bailloni) . .- .' 180 



THE STONE-CURLEW (CEdicnemus crepitans) . ^ .. 182 



THE OYSTERCATCHER (Hcematopus ostralegus) . , .185 



