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EPPING FOREST. 



Missel Thrush. Common. Sings in Wanstead Park in 



mid-winter and the early months. 

 Wrjmeck. Comes with the cuckoo, and is frequently heard 



in April, but soon leaves us for the more retired parts of 



the Forest. 

 Green Woodpecker. i\lay be constantly heard tapping, and 



occasionally seen, in the northern part of the Forest. 



Very frequent about Cook's Folly, near Walthamstow. 



KINGFISHER. 



Greater Spotted Woodpecker. Occurs in Loughton Manor. 



Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. "Three times seen in my 

 garden at Leytonstone. " — A. L. Not very uncommon 

 in the Forest. 



Nuthatch. Frequent in the neighbourhood of Buckhurst 

 Hill. A neighbour of mine supplies them with nuts, 

 which they carry off every morning, invariably leaving 

 unsound ones. "Many years ago a pair used to come 



