76 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Bird Notes from the Bavarian Tyrol in 1910-11. — Whilst 

 travelling out to, and during my stay in, the Bavarian Tyrol on the 

 way to Ober-Ammergau for the Passion Play, I was able to make the 

 following observations. On June 28th, 1910, on the journey through 

 Holland, I noted the following birds : many Common Gulls and 

 some Black-headed Gulls near the Hook of Holland ; further inland 

 Herons, Grey Wagtails, Common Sandpipers. Close to Wiirzburg 

 I saw a pair of Hoopoes near the river. On June 30th, at Parten- 

 kirchen, Bavaria, I saw Cole and Marsh Tits, Common and Black 

 Eedstarts, and some Grey Wagtails. On July 1st I found a Eobin's 

 nest with five eggs ; Common Eedstarts were numerous, and I saw 

 a few Black Eedstarts. I also saw on that day a Lesser Whitethroat 

 and some Carrion Crows. On going over to Ober-Ammergau, some 

 nine or ten miles distant, I saw a pair of Black Eedstarts feeding 

 their young in a nest somewhere high up on the inside of a roof of 

 the out-of-door theatre during the performance of the Passion Play ; 

 the cries of the young were most noticeable. Whinchats were 

 numerous in the river valley between Partenkirchen and Ober- 

 Ammergau, and, in fact, during all our stay in these parts they were 

 the most numerous of all species, and were constantly seen feeding 

 their fully-fledged young. On July 6th I saw several Black Eedstarts, . 

 and on the 7th one Buzzard and two Eavens near Elman ; also a hen 

 Black Eedstart feeding the young in a hole in the low roof of one of 

 the picturesque wooden houses. On the way back we noted two 

 more Buzzards, one flying very low, so that we were able to get a 

 very good view of the rounded effect of the end of the wing. We 

 also saw one male Eed-backed Shrike. We found another nest of 

 young Common Eedstarts on July 8th. On July 10th we had one of 

 the most interesting days from an ornithologist's point of view, for 

 we met with two birds which are unfamiliar to anyone living in these 

 islands — namely, the Great Black Woodpecker and also the Alpine 

 Chough. It was on the way up to the Kreuzeck that we saw the 

 Black Woodpecker, and at the same time we saw his more familiar 

 relative, the Great Spotted Woodpecker. On reaching the hut at 

 the Kreuzeck I was startled by a curious chattering sort of call 

 proceeding from the cliff near by, and on hurrying in that direction 

 I was delighted at seeing a pair of Alpine Choughs fly out quite near 

 to me, so that I was able to note their bright yellow bills. Three 

 more Buzzards were seen this day, and also some Goldcrests. 

 Travelling home from Bavaria by way of Innsbriick and the Vor 

 Arlberg Eailway, and the Lake of Constance, little was noted except 

 a few Black-headed Gulls. A pair of Storks were seen on their nest 



