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the bird is abundant on the flat summit of this 

 noble headland, but only a few pairs, compara- 

 tively, nest in the cliffs. The instance is an 

 interesting one, and we should like to know if 

 there are other similar stations in the county, 

 beyond that of Beer, which was recorded in 

 the Zoologist for 1872. The Common King- 

 fisher is not unfrequently met with about the 

 rocky beaches and outfalls; we have seen it and 

 the Hereto fishing within a few yards of each 

 other. 



The last species that we propose to notice in 

 connection with the cliffs is the Green Wood- 

 pecker. This may seem a queer locality to meet 

 with a species that is popularly supposed to be 

 inseparably associated with trees; yet so frequently 

 do we come across this Woodpecker on the cliffs, 

 that we regard the occurrence as unworthy of 

 written record. We speak particularly of the 

 coast of Tor Bay between Livermead and Broad 

 Sands. Not only does the Green Woodpecker 

 frequent the cliffs at all seasons of the year, but 

 we have one instance of its actually breeding 

 there, in preference to trees which might have 

 been had within a hundred yards of the spot. 



