CONTENTS 



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THE CHIFFCHAFF (Pbylloscopus rufus) 89 



THE GOLDCREST (Regulus cristatus) 92 



THE WREN (Troglodytes parvulw) 95 



THE CREEPER (Certhia familiaris) 98 



THE NUTHATCH (Sitta c<esia) 101 



THE GREAT TITMOUSE (Parus major) 104 



THE BLUE TITMOUSE Parus c<eruleui) 107 



THE COAL TITMOUSE (Parus ater ; sub-sp. britannicus) no 



THE MARSH TITMOUSE (Parus palustris) 112 



THE LONG-TAILED TITMOUSE (Acredula rosea) 114 



THE PIED WAGTAIL (Motacilla yarre/li) 117 



THE WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba) 120 



THE GREY WAGTAIL (Motacilla sulphur ea) 122 



THE YELLOW WAGTAIL (Motacilla raii) 124 



THE TREE PIPIT (Anthus arboreus) 127 



THE MEADOW PIPIT (dnthus prat etuis) 130 



THE SKYLARK (Alauda arvensh) 133 



THE WOOD LARK (Alauda arborea) 136 



THE COMMON BUNTING (Emberlza miliaria) 138 



THE YELLOW BUNTING (Emberiza citrlnella) i^o 



THE CIRL BUNTING (Emberiza cirlus) 143 



THE REED BUNTING (Emberiza schcenic/us) 146 



THE SNOW BUNTING (Emberiza nivalis) 149 



THE CHAFFINCH (Fringilla celebs] 151 



THE BRAMBLING (Fringilla montifringilla) 154 



THE HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domes tic tu) 157 



THE TREE SPARROW (Passer montanus) 160 



THE HAWFINCH (Coccothraustes vulgaris) 162 



THE GREENFINCH (Ligurinus chlorii) 165 



THE GOLDFINCH (Carduelis elegans) 168 



THE SISKIN (Cbrysomitris spinus) 171 



THE LESSER REDPOLE (Lino fa rufescens) 173 



THE LINNET (Linota cannabina) 176 



THE TWITE (Linota Jlavirostris) 179 



THE BULLFINCH (Pyrrhula vulgaris) 181 



THE CROSSBILL (Loxia curvirostra) 183 

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