142 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Sky Lark, Alauda arvensis. Following on the first snowfall 

 of the winter there is a rush of migrants down the coast, as on 

 January 9th, 1892, and January 6th, 1893. Thousands of Sky 

 Larks then pass in company with Thrushes, Starlings, and 

 Finches. As Mr. Mathew has not met with these flocks in 

 Pembrokeshire, they may perhaps cross to Ireland. 



Wood Lark, A. arbor ea. Eesident about Aberystwyth, 

 locally and in small numbers. I first detected it amongst Sky 

 Larks during time of snow. Seems to prefer the Hafod estate, 

 where I have heard three singing in one morning. One singing 

 near Llandyssil in North Carmarthenshire, June 29th, 1894. 



Picarle. 



Hoopoe, Upupa epops. Mr. Hutchings has preserved two or 

 three, the last obtained at Abermade five or six years ago. 



Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopus major. A 

 scarce resident in the few localities where there is suitable timber, 

 as at Rhayader in the Wye Valley. In Cardiganshire it occurs at 

 Cwm and Gogerddan near Aberystwyth, Lodge Park, and Glan- 

 dovey ; in Merionethshire at Peniarth Uchaf. Breeds in some of 

 the upland dales in North Carmarthenshire, where I have never 

 met with the Green Woodpecker. A nest in this locality con- 

 tained four half-grown young ones and an addled egg on May 

 22nd, 1893. 



Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, D. minor. Scarcer than the 

 last. An adult and a nest of young are preserved at Gogerddan, 

 and Sir Pryse Pryse tells me that it is frequently seen there. 

 Mr. T. J. Waddingham states that it occurs at Hafod. Mr. F. 

 Abel meets with it at Peniarth Uchaf. 



Green Woodpecker, Gecinus viridis. Not numerous in Car- 

 diganshire, owing to the county being but sparsely wooded, but it is 

 not uncommon in the Ystwyth Valley. Parts of Merionethshire 

 are better suited to its habits, and it is abundant about Arthog 

 and Dolgelley. A nest at Peniarth, June 6th, 1894, contained 

 five addled eggs, upon which the bird was sitting. 



Wryneck, Jynx torquilla. A rare occasional visitor. Capt. 

 G. W. Cosens has a specimen, which he obtained at Cwm, 

 Aberystwyth, about 1879. There are two at Gogerddan, where 

 the bird is said to be heard almost every year. 



