CONTENTS 



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THE SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa grisold) 186 



THE PIED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa atricapilla) 189 



THE RED BACKED SHRIKE (Lanius collurio) 191 



THE WAXWING (Ampelts garrulus) 194 



THE STARLING (Sturnus vulgaris) 196 



THE RAVEN (Corvus cor ax) 199 



THE CARRION CROW (Corvus corone) 202 



THE HOODED Ccow (Corvus comix) 205 

 THE ROOK (Corvus frugilegus) 207 



THE JACKDAW (Corvus moneduld) 210 



THE MAGPIE (Pica caudatd) 213 



THE JAY (Garrulus glandarius) 216 



THE SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica) 219 



THD HOUSE MARTIN (Chelidon urbicd) 222 



THE SAND MARTIN (Cotyle riparia) 225 



THE SWIFT (Cypselus apus) 228 



THE GREEN WOODPECKER (Gecinus viridis) 231 



THE GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Picus major} 234 



THE LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Picus minor) 237 



THE WRYNECK (lynx torquilia) 240 



THE CUCKOO (Cuculus canorus) 243 



THE KINGFISHER (Alcedo ispida) 246 



THE NIGHTJAR (Caprimulgus europteus) 249 



THE RING DOVE (Columba palumbus) 252 



THE STOCK DOVE (Columba tenas) 255 



THE TURTLE DOVE (Turtur auritui) 258 



THE PHEASANT (Phasianus cohhicus) 261 



THE PARTRIDGE (Perdix cine red) 264 



THE GOLDEN PLOVER (Cbaradrius pluvialis) 267 



THE LAPWING (Vancllus cristatus) 269 



THE RINGED PLOVER (JEgialitis hiaticula) 272 



THE COMMON SANDPIPER (Totanus hypoJeucus) 275 



THE CURLEW (Numenius arquata) 278 



THE COMMON WHIMBREL ( Numenius phceopus) 281 



THE WOODCOCK (Scolopax rusticuld) 284 



THE COMMON SNIPE (Gallinago scolopacina) 287 



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