7628 Birds. 



Green Woodpecker {P. viridis). Permanent. I once found turnip 

 seed in the stomach. 



Spotted Woodpecker (P. major). Permanent. Fresh eggs were 

 brought to me as early as the 28th of June. 



Q\ee\)ex {Certhia famiilaris) . Permanent. In winter the Park at 

 Brussels is a favourite resort. 



Wren {Troglodytes europceus). Permanent. 



Hoopoe {Upiipa epops). Occasional. 



Nuthatch {Sitta eiiropcea). Said to breed in the Forest of Soignies, 

 but I did not even see the bird itself in the breeding season, and, 

 indeed, at all times experienced great difficulty in procuring speci- 

 mens. 



Cuckoo {Cucultis canoriis). Summer. 



Kingfisher {Alcedo is^nda) . Permanent. Breeds annually in the 

 banks of the Senne, within a mile of Brussels. 



Swallow {Hirundo rustica). Summer. 



Martin {H. ui-bica). Summer. 



Sand Martin {H. riparia). Summer. Very abundant in the imme- 

 diate neighbourhood of Brussels, particularly among the sand-pits near 

 the Quatres Louise. 



Swift [Cypselus apus). Summer. 



Nightjar {Caprimulgtis europuBus). Summer. 



Ring Dove [Columba palumhus). Permanent and abundant, the 

 numerous beech woods affording it both food and shelter. 



Stock Dove (C. eenas). Summer. 



Turtle Dove (C. iurtiir). Summer. 



Pheasant {Phasianus colchicus). Permanent. 



*Black Grouse {Tetrao tetrix). Occasionally seen in the markets in 

 autumn and winter, but only in very small numbers. 



Partridge {Perdix cinerea). Permanent. 

 *Redlegged Partridge (P. rubra). Permanent? 



Quail (P. coturnix). Summer. 



Bustard {Otis tarda). Occasional. 



Golden Plover {Charadrius pluvialis). Winter. 



Dotterel (C morinellus). Ocasional. Summer. A male caught 

 in August lived for some weeks in a large cage, feeding upon earth- 

 worms and hard-boiled yolk of egg. 



Ringed Plover (C. hiaticnla). Permanent. 



Kentish Plover (C. cavtianus). Winter. 



Little Ringed Plover (C. minor). Permanent. The eggs are much 

 like those of C. hiaticnla, but smaller and more finely dotted. 



