248 Zoology. 



Gecinus viridis, L Green Woodpecker. Generally distributed, 

 preferring woods of birch and beech trees (A.P.M.) ; Dartford 

 (W.J.D.) ; Bromley, common (J.A.W.B.) ; Blackheath (Fn.B.) ; 

 Greenwich Park (A.D.W.) ; Lee, twice (J.F.G.) ; Bromley, 

 fairly common (B.W.A.). 



Dendrocopus major, L. Great-spotted Woodpecker. Even more 

 plentiful than the last species (A.P.M.) ; Dartford Marshes, 

 nests in Joyden's Wood (W.J.D.) ; Keston, 1892 (B.L.) ; 

 Greenwich Park (Fn.B.) ; Bromley, breeds (J.A.W.B.). 



Dendrocopus minor, L. Lesser-spotted Woodpecker. Less common 

 than the others, probably frequently overlooked, Cray and 

 Shoreham district '(A.P.M.) ; Dartford (W.J.D.) ; Greenwich 

 Park (A.D.W.) ; Eltham (Fn.B.) ; Bostall Woods (H.) ; Lee, 

 of tenseen (J.F.G.) ; Bromley, breeds (J.A.W.B.). 



ALCEDINID^. 



Alcedo ispida, L. Kingfisher. Bromley, rare (B.L.) ; Greenwich 

 Park, Ravensbourne, and Cray rivers (Fn.B.) ; Greenwich 

 Park (A.W.D.) ; Lee, formerly breeding (S.) ; Lee, has nested 

 in " Cedars " (J.F.G.) ; Bromley, rare (B.W.A.) ; a pair bred 

 some few years back under one of the bridges over the Ravens- 

 bourne in Lewisham Recreation Ground (A.P.M.) ; " I saw a 

 Kingfisher dart through the bridge over the Darenth at 

 Darenth in 1904" (C. H. Grinling) ; Repository, Woolwich 

 (C.H.G.) ; common on Dartford Marshes, nests in district 

 (J.W.D.). 



Upupa epops, L. Hoopoe. Green Street Green, 1892 (B.L.) ; 

 Greenwich Park, circa 1850 (Fn.B.) ; Cudham (J.A.W.B.). 



CUCULID^E. 



Cuculus canorus, L. Cuckoo. Generally distributed, abundant 

 in the fruit area (A.P.M.) ; Westcombe Park and Shooter's Hill 

 in 1903 (J.W.T.) ; Greenwich Park (A.D.W.) ; Lee, regularly 

 (J.F.G.) ; Woolwich Rectory (S.G.S.) ; Bromley, common 

 (J.A.W.B.) ; Dartford, eggs often found (W.J.D.). 



STRIGES. 



STRIGIDJE. 



Strix flammea, L. Barn Owl. Generally distributed, frequently 

 heard at night (A.P.M.) ; Bromley, rare (B.L.) ; Eltham, 

 common (Fn.B.) ; Greenwich Park (A.D.W.) ; Shooter's Hill 

 (J.W.T.) ; Shortlands (W.G.) ; Lee, resident (J.F.G.) ; 

 Lewisham, rare (B.W.A.). 



