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BRITISH BIEDS AT WIESBADEN (GERMANY). 

 By Geaham W. Kerr. 



I have always found it interesting to compare notes with 

 friends living in different districts to myself, and therefore 

 hope that this list and notes on the British birds I have 

 observed in this town will be of interest to fellow ornitho- 

 logists. 



Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus). — I have only seen two ; 

 in the severe weather of last winter they were feeding on some 

 mistletoe berries. 



Blackbird {Turdus merula). — A very common resident. It 

 is noteworthy that the Song-thrush (T. musicus) has never 

 occurred. 



Dipper (Ginclus aquaticus). — Seen once last summer on a 

 mountain stream. 



Common Wheatear (Saxicola cenanthe). — Fairly numerous, 

 being found particularly near quarries. 



Whinchat (Pratincola rubetra). — Arrives in the middle of 

 April, and is common throughout the summer. It likes to rest 

 and sing on some tall stem of grass or twig in the middle of a 

 meadow. 



Redstart (Buticilla phamicurus). — Arrives before the end 

 of March, and is very conspicuous until September. 



Black Redstart (Buticilla titys). — I was surprised to see 

 this handsome bird arrive in the middle of March. It likes to 

 perch on the vine-poles, and individuals will chase one another 

 along the house-roofs. A most persistent songster, the song 

 being short but pleasant. The nest is made in holes in walls, 

 or in the nesting boxes set up for it. It breeds twice in the 

 year. 



Redbreast (Erithacus rubeculus). — The Robin never becomes 

 so tame here as in England. It is more a woodland bird, and 

 is rarely seen, even in the quietest gardens. 



Nightingale (Daulias luscinia). — Very plentiful. 



Whitethroat {Sylvia cinerea) . — Curiously rare ! Have seen 

 it once, and found it nesting on another occasion. 



