The Zoologist — March, 1866, 135 



Wood Warbler. — More generally distributed, and I think also more 

 numerous, than in most parts ot" England. One is almost sure to meet 

 with this bird in a plantation of beech and oak. It certainly prefers 

 the beech to any other tree ; I have invariably found them upon or 

 near this tree when there are any in the plantation. I shot a fine 

 male on the 20th of April : it was the first I saw. 



Willow Warbler. — Much less numerous than in the east of England. 

 Here it is about as common as the wood warbler: 1 first heard it singing 

 on the 11th of April. 



Chiffchajf. — This is about equal in number to the willow warbler. 

 I saw a specimen on the 1st of April, and on the 4th I heard several. 

 I have heard this bird in the early mornings of September repealing 

 its double call-note ; they appeared to be more numerous than in the 

 spring. 



Goldencrested Regulus. — This beautiful little bird is very common 

 in the larch and fir plantations. On the 6th of November I saw a 

 flock of about fifty : my attention was first drawn to them by their 

 call-note, and as they were crossing a road between two plantations 

 I had a good chance of seeing them. They hunted every tree on their 

 route, and were quickly out of sight. I do not think there was a 

 single bird of any other species with them. 



Great Tit. ^Common. I found a nest of this bird in a hole of the 

 rock forming the side of a ravine, and just above a waterfall. The rock 

 was overgrown with ivy and moss, so that it had something the 

 appearance of a bank. 



Blue Tit. — Common, and as numerous as the great tit. 



Cole Tit. — Quite as numerous as the blue tit, and more common 

 than I ever found it in England. I have seen the nest in stone walls 

 near plantations: one was shown me when the old bird was sitting; 

 she allowed the stones in front to be taken away without showing any 

 fear or leaving the nest. 



Marsh Tit. — I have not seen a single specimen of this bird, although 

 I have looked carefully for it, 



Lonytailed Tit. — Very abundant. They are now (January) to be 

 seen, in flocks of twenty or thirty, hunting in company, generally taking 

 a round of a plantation or following a hedge. They seem to take but 

 little notice of anything, but are continually on the move, and are not 

 at all shy. 



Pied Wagtail. — -A constant resident, and I believe we have more 

 during the winter than in the summer. In September I noticed two 



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