48 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



the park at Nanhoran in the middle of March ; probably on 

 migration. 



Fieldfare. — Two or three together, which I saw when driving 

 down to Aberdaron on the 9th, were the only ones I met with. 



Blackbird.— Very numerous, but did not open song generally 

 much, if any, earlier than they do in Oxon. I heard one on 

 Feb. 3rd, and another on the 8th, but only two or three alto- 

 together by the time I left on the 13th. 



Hedge- Sparrow. — Common, but not generally in song. I 

 have a note that one broke into song on the 6th. 



Eobin. — Abundant. 



Stonechat.— Seen on ten different days, usually about gorse 

 or sand-hills, at Pwllheli, Llanbedrog, Nevin, and Aberdaron. 

 On the 13th, a delicious spring-like morning, one was hawking 

 flies from the stone wall of the esplanade at Pwllheli. 



Golden-crested Wren. — Seen on three occasions. 



Wren. — Common. 



Tree-Creeper. — Seen at Bodygroes, with Long-tailed Tits, at 

 Pont Rhyd Hir, and at Llanbedrog. 



Great Tit.— Common. 



Blue Tit. — Common. On the 11th a party of seven or 

 eight in Llanbedrog village, five of them feeding in the road 

 close together. 



Coal-Tit. — Several at Llanbedrog on two occasions. 



Long-tailed Tit. — A flock of over twenty in hedgerow-trees 

 near Bodygroes on the 8th, and on the same day another flock 

 of eight or ten in a spinney by the mill at Pont Rhyd Hir. 



Pied Wagtail. — Seen twice near Pwllheli Harbour, probably 

 the same bird, on the 1st and 2nd, and at Nevin on the 12th. 



Grey Wagtail. — One at the mill near Pont Rhyd Hir, and 

 another at a spring near a cottage high up at the landward end 

 of Llanbedrog Head. 



Meadow-Pipit. — A very few only about the shore and marshes. 

 Seen on six days, but sometimes only an odd bird. 



Rock-Pipit. — One or two on the shore near Pwllheli, one 

 near the cliffs at Aberdaron, and two or three about Nevin Bird 

 Rock; but far less common than in summer. 



Sky-Lark. — Quite scarce. I saw it on eight days, but not 

 more than a few birds altogether. There were a few birds about 



