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29. Hedge Sparrow. Accentor moJularis (Linn.). 

 Resident and abundant throughout the county, 



except on the Bodmin moors ; large flocb occa- 

 sionally seen at the Lizard in the autumn. A com- 

 mon resident at Scilly. 



30. Dipper. Cinclus aquaticus, Bechstein. 



A resident, fairly common on the upper portions 

 of the Lynher, Inney, and Camel and on the Draynes 

 river, Liskeard ; nests regularly on several of the 

 streams of the middle and west. 



31. Bearded Tit. Panurus biamicus (Linn.). 



A rare accidental visitor, obtained thrice in the 

 county ; once near Helston, by Humphrey Grylls of 

 Bosahan ; once in January, 1 846, in a sedgy bottom 

 near St. Levan church ; and once on the higher 

 moors, St. Mary's, Scilly, in the fifties. 



32. Long-tailed Tit. Acredula caudata (Linn.). 



Locally, Bottle Tit. 



Resident, fairly abundant, but local throughout the 

 county ; decidedly uncommon about Camelfbrd, and 

 since 1 900 in the Truro district. Small flocks arrive 

 on the south coast during the winter. Till lately 

 the only record of this bird at Scilly was for October, 

 1876, when David Smith shot three out of a family 

 of seven, but several birds were seen at Tresco in the 

 autumn of 1903 and again in 1905. 



33. Great Tit. Parus major, Linn. 



A common resident and generally distributed ; in 

 some years specially abundant at the Lizard in the 

 autumn ; though common in the Penzance district, 

 has not bred there lately ; scarce about Launceston 

 during the winter. Appears at Scilly in small num- 

 bers in autumn, and occasionally lingers for icveral 

 weeks about Tresco. 



34. Continental Coal-Tit. Parus ater, Linn. 



Though the distinction between this species and 

 the next is dubious, it is interesting to record a typical 

 specimen shot 3 April, 1 904, at Mount's Bay. 



35. British Coal-Tit. Parus britannlcus, Sharpe and 



Dresser. 



A fairly common resident in fir and pine planta- 

 tions, especially in the east of the county, but not so 

 abundant as the great tit ; nests as far west as Falmouth, 

 but not in the Penzance district, and is rarely seen at 

 the Lizard ; scarce about Launceston in winter. Has 

 occurred only once at Scilly, in October, 1851. 



36. Marsh-Tit. Parus palustrls, Linn. 



Resident but local ; breeding in the east of the 

 county and freely in the west about Falmouth, but 

 elsewhere a scarce bird at all times of the year ; at 

 Trebartha more plentiful than the coal-tit during the 

 breeding season, abundant during the autumn, and in 

 the winter season the commonest member of the 

 family. Obtained at Scilly about the same time as 

 the coal-tit mentioned above, and also seen twice by 

 F. R. Rodd about 1863. 



37. Blue-Tit. Parus coeruleus, Linn. 



Locally, Hackeymall, Hickmall. 



Resident, abundant and generally distributed. 

 Occurs at Scilly occasionally singly or in pairs during 

 the autumn and winter; probably blown off the 

 mainland by storms, 



[Crested-Tit. Parus cr'utatus, Linn. 



John Harris of Liskeard saw two crested-tits in the 

 autumn of 1899 at High Wood, Looe Mills. One 

 was in some alders ; the other in a little adjoining 

 plantation.] 



38. Nuthatch. Sitta caeiia, Wolf. 



Resident ; a familiar bird in the eastern woodlands ; 

 breeds regularly as far west as Doublebois, in most 

 years about Bodmin, and occasionally about Fal- 

 mouth ; has nested twice at Helston ; common in 

 the middle and west as a winter visitor. 



39. Wren. Troglodytes parvulus, Koch. 



Resident ; common and generally distributed through- 

 out the county and at Scilly ; about Truro and Fal- 

 mouth usually more abundant in winter than in 

 summer. 



40. Tree-Creeper. CerthiafamiRarii, Linn. 

 Resident; nesting and fairly common in most of 



the old woods throughout the county ; not infrequently 

 seen at the Lizard. 



41. Pied Wagtail. Motacilla lugubris, Temminck. 



Locally, Dishwasher, Tinner. 



Resident ; generally distributed except in the Camel- 

 ford district and on the north coast from Pentire, 

 Padstow to Dizzard Head, where wagtails are repre- 

 sented only by occasional casuals ; in many districts 

 extraordinarily abundant. Large migratory flocks 

 chiefly of immature birds occur in the south and west 

 of the county in September. From 6 to 9 Septem- 

 ber, 1904, a flock of two or three thousand lingered 

 on passage in the neighbourhood of Bude. In the 

 spring from the second week in March till the end of 

 the second week in April numerous small flocks come 

 in on the south coast, the first arrivals being ex- 

 clusively adult males. Nests on all the larger islands 

 at Scilly. 



42. White Wagtail. Motacilla alba, Linn. 

 Evidently a regular spring and autumn bird of 



passage about St. Ives, Falmouth, and Penzance, and 

 an occasional passing visitor elsewhere ; almost always 

 associated with migratory flocks of pied wagtails. On 

 29 May, 1904, an adult male was killed near Truro. 

 Several were seen on St. Mary's early in October, 1903, 

 in a large flock of pied wagtails. 



43. Grey Wagtail. Motacilla melanope, Pallas. 



Resident, but more abundant as a winter visitor ; 

 breeds in considerable numbers by the side of the 

 streams in the east of the county, and occasionally as 

 far west as Truro. At Scilly a regular autumn and 

 winter migrant. In the spring of 1903 was common 

 about High Town, St. Mary's, from 10 to 18 April. 



44. Blue-headed Wagtail. Motacilla Jlava, Linn. 



A casual spring and summer visitor to the west of 

 the county. Two specimens were shot by Pechell at 

 Scilly in September, 1871, but it has not been 

 recorded there since. 



[Ashy-headed Wagtail. Motacilla cinereicapilla, Savi. 



Of this subspecies, one of the two recorded English 

 specimens was killed at Penzance and was identified 

 by Gould.] 



45. Yellow Wagtail. Motacilla rait (Bonaparte). 



A spring and autumn visitor in small numbers, 

 lingering at times for several weeks on both journeys ; 



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