9r. 



In accordance witli mj plan of extracting the most in- 

 teresting notes from the " Flora" list of Marlborough birds, 

 the following is copied : — The situation of a nest of this 

 bird (the Pied Wagtail) found in 1857 is so peculiar as to 

 make it worth recording. It was placed in a fir tree at the 

 Eight Walks (in Savernake Forest), some fifteen feet from 

 the ground. There is no running water within three miles, 

 and no water at all, with the exception of some small 

 ponds which are almost drj in summer. The nest contained 

 four fresh eggs, and the old birds were seen repeatedly in 

 the vicinity." 



Anthus pratensis. 



Meadow Fipit. 



LOCAL NAMES. EGG OBSERVED. 



Tit Lad: May l3th, 1865 (six eggs). 



Chequer. May 2^}th, 1866. 



May 25th, 1867. 



May 11th, 1868. 



May 9th, 1869. 

 1870. 



Situated as M irlborough is in the centre of the Wiltshire 

 Down country', this bird is of course abundant throuo-hout 

 the year, breeding very regularly in May. 



