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Tree-pipit, his usual method Green grosbeak, very frequently 



Rock-pipit, his usual method Common linnet, very frequently 



Hedge-chanter, rarely Common bunting, frequently 



Redbreast, very rarely Yellow bunting, very rarely 



Blackcap, rarely Chimney-swallow, occasionally 



Whitethroat, a favourite method Common wren, rarely 



Willow- wren, rarely Grey wagtail (Motacilla Boarula), ob- 



Chaffinch, very frequently served only twice. 



In the foregoing lists I have made use of the English and scientific names adopted 

 by the Rev. L. Jenyns, in his excellent work on the British Vertebrata. — Archibald 

 Hepburn; Whitlingham, June 27, 1845. 



(To be continued). 



Notes on the Birds of Belgium. By M. Julian Deby. 

 (Continued from page 1022). 

 Division VI. 

 This division, containing all the water-birds which are not of acci- 

 dental occurrence, may further be subdivided into minor groups, as 

 follows : — 



a. Those which are truly indigenous, remaining all the year round. 



b. Those which remain during the summer and nestle, but leave in 



winter. 



c. Those which pass the winter here, leaving in spring. 



d. Those which are regular migrants, passing through Belgium in 



spring and autumn, without stopping to breed. 



e. Those which appear at irregular periods during all the winter 



months, but which do not sojourn in this country for any length 



of time. 

 It is to be remarked that some birds will be found in two different 

 subdivisions ; for instance, Gallinula chloropus will stand in the first 

 group, because a certain number remain all the year with us ; and in 

 the second, because by far the greater part of them leave the country 

 during the first winter months, coming back to nestle in spring. 



Group a. 



This, as will be seen, is remarkably deficient in species. 



Common Heron, Ardea cinerea. This fine bird is common with 

 us, a couple or two being found on nearly all the quiet ponds or small 

 lakes in the country. In winter, during hard frosts, it resorts to the 

 banks of rivers ; and on a cold dreary winter's day, the sight of a so- 

 litary heron, slowly and drowsily winging its way over the surface of 





