218 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Wren {Troglodytes parvulus). — A common resident. 



Tree-Creepbr {Certhiafamiliaris). — A very rare visitor. The 

 only occurrence was one shot in Holywell Dene in 1900 by Mr. 

 Eichardson. 



White Wagtail {Motacilla alba). — On Aug. 20th, 1854, 

 Mr. Duncan shot a bird of this species near St. Mary's Island, 

 which was identified at the time, and was obtained by a collector 

 living in Shropshire. Mr. Duncan has a drawing of it in his 

 possession, and it undoubtedly belongs to this species. Although 

 this specimen was shot prior to the publication of Hancock's 

 Catalogue, owing to an oversight it is not mentioned by him. 

 Up to 1885 there had been no published record of its occurrence 

 in Northumberland, in which year Howard Saunders observed 

 one near Langley Castle (' Man. British Birds,' p. 123). This 

 is, therefore, the first authentic occurrence of this species in 

 Northumberland. 



Pied Wagtail {M. lugubris). — Seldom seen in winter, but in 

 spring it is more numerous, when birds that have spent the 

 winter in the south return and pass inland to breed. 



Grey Wagtail {M. melanope) . — Only seen on the coast in 

 winter, returning inland for the summer months. It is never 

 numerous, and I have seldom seen more than three or four on 

 the coast at the same time. 



Yellow Wagtail {M. raii). — A spring visitant, very un- 

 common. It never remains more than a day or two after its 

 arrival in spring, but passes inland, up Briar Dene generally. 

 From my notes, I see that the usual date of arrival is April 15th 

 and the following week. 



Tree-Pipit {Anthus trivialis), — Only seen on migration, 

 arriving in fair numbers during April. The earliest record I 

 have is March 30th, which was in 1904. 



Meadow-Pipit {A. pratensis). — Numerous; large numbers 

 arrive in spring from further south. I once (March 30th, 1904) 

 saw great numbers arrive at 7 a.m., and halt in the fields to 

 rest. A local name for this bird is " Cheepy." 



Eock-Pipit (^4. ohscurus). — A not uncommon partial migrant 

 on the coast. The first record is of a male shot at Whitley in 

 1832 by John Hancock, which is now in the Hancock Museum. 



(To be continued.) 



