1 68 BIRD-LIFE IN A SOUTHERN COUNTY. 



at the foot of the trunk. Some of these holes are 

 so beautifully and perfectly formed that it is hard 

 to believe that they have not been made by tools 

 in human hands. It has been said that an immi- 

 gration of this species takes place in autumn, but 

 we have not remarked anything of the kind in 

 this particular locality of the South Hams. The 

 Green Woodpecker is perhaps more frequently 

 seen during winter and heard during summer 

 a fact entirety due to the absence or presence of 

 foliage. As previously remarked, this Woodpecker 

 is a visitor to the gardens of Torquay, and we 

 have seen it in the beautiful cemetery just outside 

 the town. 



Several birds of the Crow tribe must be regarded 

 as special features of our Devonshire woods and 

 groves. The Rook, of course, is a common and 

 widely distributed species, requiring no further 

 notice here. We may, however, in passing just 

 call attention to the very regular manner in which 

 these birds return to their roosting places, 

 especially in winter-time. There is a large fir 

 plantation here to which the birds may be seen 

 wending their way at the close of the short after- 

 noons, flying in a long straggling flock to the dark 



