308 List of the Birds of the New Forest District. [app 



Dartford Warbler. {Si/lvia pro- 

 vincialis, Ks. and Bl.) Is sometimes 

 very common in the Forest, and is 

 generally to be seen in company with 

 the whinchat. In some years, as in 1861, 

 it is scarce. I have its nest, with two 

 eggs, in my collection, taken by Mr. 

 rarren,on Lyndhurst Heath, April 29th, 

 1862 ; but it is always difficult to find, 

 as tlie bird frequents, in the breeding 

 season, the thickest part of the high 

 furze. 



GOLDENCRESTED ReGULUS. {Reyulus 



cristahis, Koch.) Not uncommon. 

 Known throughout the Forest as " The 

 thumb bird." 



Great Titmouse. (Parus major, Lin.) 



Blue Titmouse. {Parus cceruleus, 

 Lin.) 



Cole Titmouse. {Parus ater, Lin.) 

 Far more common than the next. 



Marsh Titmouse. {Parus palustris, 

 Lin.) 



Long-tailed Titmouse. (Parus 

 caudatus, Lin.) Known throughout 

 the Forest as the "Long-tailed caffin," 

 or "cavin." 



Pied Wagtail. (Motacilla YarreUii, 

 Gould.) Partially migratory. 



Grey Wagtail. {Motacilla boarula, 

 Lin.) After some hesitation, I have 

 decided to put this bird among the resi- 

 dents. Yarrell (vol. i., 434) mentions it 

 breeding near Fordingbridgc, close to 

 the upper boundary of the Forest. 



Meadow Pipit. (Antlius pratensis, 

 Bechst.) The " Butty lark," that is, 

 com]ianion bird, of the New Forest ; so 

 called because it is often seen pursuing 

 the cuckoo, which the peasant takes 

 to be a sign of attachment instead of 

 anger. 



Bock Pipit. {Anthus obsciuus, Keys 

 and Bl.) Inhabits the muddy shores of 

 the south-eastern district. 



Sky Lark. (Alauda arvensis, Lin.) 



Wood Lark. (Alauda arborea, Lin.) 

 Mr. Bake found its nest on Goreley race- 

 course, near Fordingbridgc, on the 2nd 

 of April, 1861, whh three eggs. 



Common Bunting. {Emberiza milia- 

 ria, Lin.) 



Blackheaded Bunting. {Emberiza 

 sclia-iiiclus, Lin.) 



Yellow Hammer. {Emberiza citri- 

 vella, Lin.) 



CiRL Bunting. (Emberiza, cirlus, 

 Liu.) I have had its eggs brought to 

 me from the neighbourhood of Wootton ; 

 and Mr. Farren found a nest with three 

 eggs in 18G1, close to the village of 

 Brockenhurst. 



Chaffinch. {Fringilla ccelebs, Lin.) 

 The " Chink " of the New Forest. 



House Sparrow. (Fringilla domes- 

 tica, Lin.) 



Greenfinch. {Frimjilla chloris, Lin.) 

 Hawfinch. (Friuyilla coccothraustes, 

 Lin.) A few pair now and then certainly 

 remain in the Forest to breed, though 

 I have never been fortunate enough to 

 obtain their eggs. Great quantities 

 were killed at Burley in the spring ol 

 1858. 



Goldfinch. {Fringilla carduelis,\AX\.) 

 Bullfinch. (Loxia pyrrhula, Lin.) 

 Always to be seen very busy in Novem- 

 ber amongst the young buds just formed, 

 in the cottage gardens near the Forest.) 

 Starling. {Sturnus vulgaris. Lin.) 

 Raven. {Corvus corax, Lin.) Be- 

 coming very scarce. See Chapter 

 XXII., p)). 2'69, 270. 



Crow, {(\irvus corone, Lin.) 

 l{ooK. ( Corvus frugileg us, Lin.) 

 Jackdaw. (Corvus monedula, Lin.) 

 Jay. {Corvus glandarius, Lin.) 

 Green Woodpecker. {Picus viri- 

 dis, Lin.) " The yaffingale " and 

 " woodnackcr " of the Forest. 



Spotted Woodpecker. {Picusma- 

 jor, Lin.) Both this and the next are 

 known throughout the Forest as the 

 " wood-pie." 



Lesser - Spotted Woodpecker. 

 {Picus minor, Lin.) 



Creeper. {Certhia familiaris, Lin.) 

 Builds in the holes of the old a^h and 

 thoi-n trees. See, however, Chapter 

 XXII., p. 271. 



