PLATE I 

 WRYNECK. lynx torquilla 



May 1898. The old cherry-tree depicted in the Plate has been the nesting- 

 site of a pair of Wrynecks for several years. 



On their arrival, the birds are very noisy in the early mornings, and 

 continue to be so for some time. On one occasion the Wrynecks found a 

 pair of Tree Sparrows in possession, and a battle-royal took place, in which 

 the Sparrows were vanquished, leaving the Wrynecks in possession. The 

 Sparrows' nest was then pulled out and scattered, and the hole once more- 

 put in order. 



VOL. iv. 2 R 153 



