7626 Birds. 



Gray Wagtail (.1/. boarula). Chiefly in sprthg and autumn, only 

 a very iew remaining to breed. 



Grayheaded Wagtail [M. flava). Arrives early in April and leaves 

 in September. Extremely abmidant in low meadows and near rivers, 

 feeding upon small worms, larvae, aquatic insects, small univalves, and 

 sometimes upon small winged insects. The nest is not very difficult 

 to find, being usually situated among coarse grass and low bushes near 

 the bank of a stream. In form it is not unlike that of the pied wagtail, 

 but the nature of the materials varies considerably in different nests. 

 One now in my possession is made of hay, flowering heads of grasses, 

 a few very fine roots, two or three feathers, silky cocoons of several 

 kinds, and a small quantity of moss, the whole being neatly lined with 

 fine grass, wool and feathers. The eggs are pale buffy white, mottled 

 all over with several shades of grayish yellow. A few small blackish 

 lines may sometimes be observed upon the larger end. T never found 

 more than six eggs in one nest, although the birdcatchers assured me 

 that they had seen as many as eleven. 



Tree Pipit {Anthus arhoreus). Arrives about the middle of April. 

 Meadow Pipit {A. pratensis). Permanent. 



Skylark {Alauda arvensis). Permanent. Cream-coloured and light 

 brown varieties were much valued by the dealers, and were always 

 offered at a high price. 



Woodlark {A. arborea). Permanent? 

 *Lapland Bunting {Emheriza calcarata). On the 5th of March, 

 1853, 1 saw three living specimens in the hands of a collector, by 

 whom they had just been purchased in the market. Their fortunate 

 owner refused to afford me any information as to the time and place 

 of their capture, but the worn appearance of their quills and tail- 

 feathers, led me to imagine that they had been in confinement for 

 several days at least. 



Snow Bunting {E. nivalis). Occasionally visits the coast in winter. 

 Common Bunting [E. miliaria). Permanent. 

 Blackheaded Bunting {E. schoeniclns). Permanent. 

 Yellowhammer [E. cilrinella). Permanent. 

 Cirl Bunting {E. cirlus). Occasional, 



Ortolan Bunting [E. hortulana). A summer visitor, appearing 

 towards the end of April, and continuing to arrive in considerable 

 numbers until the second week in May, by which time many of the 

 females have already begun to lay. Its departure takes place soon 

 after the young of the latest broods have become fully fledged, but I 

 have observed stragglers as late as the 9th of September. Though it 



