190 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
London, which is defined as being within four miles of Charing Cross. As 
to the first two classes, I have nothing to say, and it would be difficult to 
add to Dr. Hamilton’s list (Zool. 1879, p. 273). The third class includes 
the names of twenty-six species, and I am curious to know whether readers 
of ‘The Zoologist’ can confirm these or add to them. The list is most 
interesting :— 
Thrush (T'urdus musicus); Blackbird (7. merula); Redbreast (Hrithacus 
rubecula); Hedgesparrow (Accentor modularis). These four species nest in 
all the parks. 
Whitethroat (Sylvia cinerea). Said to have nested for some years in 
Battersea Park. 
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus phragmitis). Said to have “ recently ” 
nested by the Serpentine. I cannot help wondering how long ago this was. 
Reed Warbler (A. streperus). Said to have nested in the Botanic Gar- 
dens. I should be curious to know the last occasion it did so. 
Great Tit (Parus major); Coal Tit (P. ater); Blue Tit (P. caruleus) ; 
Wren (Troglodytes parvulus); Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) ; Jackdaw (Corvus 
monecula). 
Crow (C. corone). I fear this species runs some risk of being destroyed 
by the park authorities, which surely should be prevented. 
Rook (C. frugilegus). The writer of the article is wrong in saying there 
are only three nests left in Gray’s Inn. There are many more, but I have 
not counted them exactly. This is the last London rookery, and I think 
only continues because the Rooks are regularly fed. When did the Rooks 
desert Holland House ? 
Flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola). 
Swallow (Hirundo rustica). Nestsin Battersea Park, but there must be 
other places within four miles of Charing Cross. 
Martin (Chelidon urbica). 1 never saw a nest in London that I can 
remember. 
Greenfinch (Ligurinus chloris). Said still to nest in Battersea Park. 
Sparrow (Passer domesticus); Chaffinch (fringilla celebs), 
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). I heard a Cuckoo in the Temple Gardens 
about 8 a.m. last April. It is said a Cuckoo deposited her egg in ‘the 
Whitethroat’s nest at Battersea a year or two ago. 
Wild Duck (Anas boscas). I question whether there are any genuinely 
wild specimens on the London waters. 
Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus). One has been sitting since the last 
week of February on a nest in a plane tree in Fountain Court, Temple. 
No explanation seems ever to have been given to account for the strange 
increase of Wood Pigeons in London. 
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). 
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