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Aquatic Pipit (Anthus aquaticus). — This species comes to us in 

 flocks in the mouth of April, and seeks its food, during spring, in 

 the moist meadows. Later on it goes to nestle in our mountains; 

 and still later, before emigration, it returns for some time to the 

 neighbourhood of our villages, and finally leaves us in the middle 

 of October. 



Northern Titmouse (Parus borealis). — This species is common 

 in the Pass. Like the woodpeckers, it builds in the holes of trees. 

 I remember finding one so placed, as a boy. In intense frosts this 

 titmouse comes into our villages. 



Crested Titmouse (Parus cristatus). — This bird is found in our 

 pine forests in company with the northern titmouse. 



Meadow Bunting (Eraberiza cia). — This species, rare in our 

 valley, nestles not unfrequently in many of the Swiss valleys. At 

 Meiringen it is far from rare. 



Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana). — Has occurred in the 

 neighbourhood of Saraaden, as authenticated by the chasseurs, who 

 have known the bird in Italy. 



Snow Finch (Fringilk nivalis). — Common on the glaciers of the 

 Bernina Pass. 



Black Woodpecker (Picus martius). — This woodpecker is be- 

 coming more and more scarce as our forest trees are cut down. 

 I have killed, however, several examples of this interesting bird, 

 and seen the female sitting on her eggs. 



Wall Creeper (Certhia muraria). — This pretty bird is not 

 rare, and lives nearly always solitary. It delights on sunny 

 ledges of rock high up in the mountains, but is driVen into the 

 villages during snow-storms. I have not yet succeeded in finding 

 its nest. 



Galling. 



Hazel Grouse (Tetrao bonasia). — This bird, though so common 

 in the Lower Engadine, is rare in the Upper. 



Rock Partridge (Perdix saxatilis). — This bird is tolerably 

 abundant. It occurs on the borders of forests, on rocky slopes 

 exposed to the rays of the sun. In snow-storms it frequently takes 

 refuge in our villages, where it is sometimes caught alive. It is 

 more easily tamed than others of the family. 



Quail (Perdix colurnix). — The quail is in some years very 

 abundant throughout the Engadine. It breeds with us, as I 



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