Birds of Britain 



FACING PAGE 



24. Nuthatch 80 



25. Common Wren v 82 



26. Tree-Creeper 84 



27. Pied Wagtail 86 



28. Grey Wagtail . . . . .... . 88 



29. Blue-headed Wagtail . '.. . : i . . 90 



30. Tree Pipit and Meadow Pipit ) . . . . 92 



31. Red-backed Shrike v . . . . , .. 102 



32. Waxwing . . . . . . . . , . 104 



33. Spotted Flycatcher . . . *. ." f . 106 



34. Sand-Martin . . ... '>' . 112 



35. Greenfinch . . . . '. . .. : . 114 



36. Goldfinch . . . ''. ; ,*: . V^ . 118 



37. Tree-Sparrow . . . . ,; . . . ^.^ . 124 



38. Chaffinch . , .. > . . . ,V; ' r 126 



39. Linnet . . . . . . *-,- v 130 



40. Mealy Redpoll . .... . . .' '- 132 



41. Bullfinch . , . * . ; 136 



42. Crossbill . ... . . . ^ '~s 138 



43. Yellow Bunting (Yellow Hammer) . . . '-; 142 



44. Girl Bunting . .". . . >/ ^ : . 144 



45. Snow Bunting and Lapland Bunting . . .,' i 150 



46. Starling . . . . . . '. '- ^. '", .* 152 



47. Jay ' . , . -';--"! *v . ' . . 156 



48. Magpie . -. . . ' .. ^v . >..- 'v , 158 



49. Jackdaw . . , . 'V'^ . . . . , 160 



50. Rook . . , . . f, .^ 7 . . 166 



51. Skylark . . ' . . . . ; . ' : v -.;, . 168 



52. Common Swift . . '. . . . . . 174 



53. Wryneck . ' ..' '. . -. ; ,: . .178 



54. Greater Spotted Woodpecker . . ; . . 180 



55. Kingfisher . v . . . . r . . 182 



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