78 THE ORNITHOLOGIST'S GUIDE 



Erythaca rubecula, Swains. Redbreast. — 

 This bird is by no means plentiful in Orkney, and is 

 very rare in Shetland, where, however, it is occa- 

 sionally seen in severe winters. Its nest, as I am 

 informed, has not been found in either place. 



Regulus auricapillus, Selhy. Golden- 

 crested Wren.— This diminutive bird I shot in 

 Orkney, and had brought to me in Shetland; it is 

 a rare visitant, for when I required its name from 

 several of the people, to whom I exhibited it, they 

 said they had never seen such a bird before. 



Mot acilla alba, Linn. *Pied Wagtail. — This 

 bird is not common in either country, but I have 

 seen it more numerous in Orkney than in Shetland \ 

 I am not aware that it breeds in either country. 



Anthus aquaticus, Bechst. Teetick*. Rock- 

 lark. — This bird is very abundant in all parts of 

 Shetland and Orkney ; it builds its nests in holes 

 and shelves of the rocks, and lays its eggs very 

 early in the spring ; it does not ascend into the air 

 like the Skylark, but flits from rock to rock ; its 

 note, which is sharp, twittering and totally de- 

 stitute of melody, is uttered on the wing. I have 



