INTRODUCTION. 



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Kestrel, 



Magpie, 



Rook, 



Jackdaw, 



Missel Thrush, 



Song Thrush, 



Blackbird, 



Starling, 



Meadow Pipit, 



Tree Pipit, 



Swallow, 



House Martin, 



Willow Wren, 



Garden Warbler, 



Blackcap, 



Redstart, 



Robin, 



Wren, 



Goldcrest, 



Whitethroat, 



Spotted Flycatclier, 



Hedge Sparrow, 



House Sparrow, 



Chaffinch, 



Greenfinch, 



Bullfinch, 



Great Tit, 



Blue Tit, 



Cole Tit, 



Corncrake, 



Partridge, 



Pheasant, 



Wood Pigeon, 



Turtle Dove, 



Woodpecker, 



Chiffchaff'. 



These birds have all been necessarily land birds, as my 

 house stands on the side of a hill at a distance from any 

 stream or i^ond. 



At the request of my friends, I now attempt to give 

 in the following pages some information from actual 

 experience on this subject, which I trust may induce 

 others to do something for the preservation of our fast- 

 diminishing wild birds. 



