408 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Common Whitethroat.— Common. The Lesser Whitethroat 

 was not observed. 



Garden Warbler. — Fairly distributed, sometimes high up 

 the valleys. Nest and eggs from West Montgomeryshire. 



Willow Warbler. — Common in most localities. 



Wood Warbler. — Probably local ; not heard, but nest with 

 eggs and hen bird seen. 



Sedge Warbler. — Fairly common. 



Hedge Accentor. — Common. 



Dipper. — Only one seen, high up (Radnorshire). 



Great Tit. — Common. 



Blue Tit. — Abundant. To a nest with young the old birds 

 brought large green caterpillars. 



Nuthatch.-^ A pair had a nest with young in a hole in an 

 oak at the height of about fifteen feet. The top of the entrance 

 to the hole was slightly daubed with yellow clay mixed with 

 small stones. The old birds were very tame, bringing food while 

 I stood within a few yards of them. Their motions were Tit- 

 like, yet they kept their bodies close to the bark, like a Creeper ; 

 the note was low and inward, and inaudible a few yards distant. 



Wren. — Fairly common, and at some altitude. 



Pied Wagtail. — Fairly common. 



Grey Wagtail. — Only one or two pairs noted. 



Tree Pipit. — Observed in parts. 



Meadow Pipit. — Usually at considerable elevations. 



Pied Flycatcher. — Observed in three different localities. 

 The birds always very tame, especially the males, which were 

 very conspicuous, and the nests easily discovered. Muscicapa 

 atricapilla in its general behaviour resembles M. grisola, but 

 struck me as being heavier, slower, and not so restless. It often 

 takes its prey from the ground, instead of capturing it on the 

 wing — in this respect resembling the Red-backed Shrike in its 

 motions. An attempt to syllablize the song is " tzit-tzit-tzit — 

 tzui-tzui-tzui," the last three notes very rapidly, almost in a trill. 



Swallow. — Common. 



Martin. — Not so numerous as the Swallow. 



Sand Martin. — Only observed in one locality in Cardigan. 



Greenfinch. — Very abundant. 



House Sparrow. — Very numerous. No Tree Sparrow was 

 identified. 



