410 A CORNISH FAUNA. 



Rose-coloured Pastor, Pastor roseus ; several examples have been 

 obtained in Cornwall, and an adxilt bird from Scilly. 



Chough., Corvus graculus ; much less common than formerly ; 

 sparingly observed in different localities on the coast. 



Eaven, C. corax ; generally distributed. 



Carrion Crow, C. carone ; generally distributed. 



Hooded Crow, C. cornix ; rare : occasional visitant. Formerly 

 abundant on Marazion Green, whence it derived one of its 

 synonyms of ''Market- Jew Crow " 



Rook, C. frugelegus ; generally distributed. 



Jackdaw, C. monechda ; generally distributed. 



Magpie, G.^^^'ca; generally distributed. 



Jay, C glmidarius ; common in the woodland districts of the 

 county. 



Green Woodpecker, P. viridis ; very common in the eastern 

 woodlands, and more frequent than formerly in the west of 

 Cornwall. 



Great spotted Woodpecker, P. major ; rare : seen in the eastern 

 woodlands. 



Lesser Spotted "Woodpecker, P. minor ; rare. The note of this 

 bird exactly resembles the roosting call of the common 

 blackbird. 



Wryneck, Yunx torquilla ; care in all parts of the county : occa- 

 sionally observed in the neighbourhood of Penzance in the 

 autumn only, near the coast, probably preparing for migra- 

 tion. Some specimens obtained at Scilly, with other 

 migratorial birds, in the autumn. 



Common Creeper, Certhia familiaris ; commonly distributed where 

 large trees grow. 



Wren, Troglodytes vulgaris ; Cornish ; generally distributed. 



Hoopoe, JJp'upa epops ; examples of this bird are generally to be 

 obtained every spring. 



Nuthatch, Sitta Europea ; very common in the eastern woodlands, 

 becoming more rare westward. 



Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus ; generally distributed in the summer 

 months. 



Yellow-billed American Cuckoo ; on the authority of the notice 

 in Yarrell's work, a very rare British bird. 



Holler, Coracias garrtila ; two or three captured near the Land's 

 End. 



