110 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol. vm. 



Billingsliurst (Sussex), Tonb ridge (Kent), Lancaster, and 

 Epping (Essex). 



This species would appear to be holding its own best 

 in Shropshire, Wiltshire, Cheshire, Hampshire and Essex. 



The Wryneck. — As far as these reports are concerned 

 there is strong evidence, negative as well as positive, 

 to prove that this species has been and is decreasing. 



