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 16. The Egyptian Nightjar. 



Breeding-habits. — Average of 14 eggs, 31-37 X 22-17. Breeding- 

 season April to July (Sladen). 



37. The Green Woodpecker. 



Distribution. — Scotland.— Delete " but bred Loch Lomond 1912," 

 an error caused by a transposition. 



40. The Northern Great Spotted Woodpecker. 



Distribution.— Add Norfolk, Nov. 1881, Nov. 1887, Nov. 1889, Oct. 

 1915; Isle of Man, Feb. 1899. 



42. The British Great Spotted Woodpecker. 



Distribution. — Bred Trossachs, 1921, Grlenstriven, 1922, Abernethy 

 Forest (Inverness), 1922, pair seen near Grantown (Elgin), June, 1922, 

 bred Kincardine, 1922, bred Forfarshire, 1923, a good many seen 

 Aberdeen, 1922, reported Banffshire, 1922, thus becoming established 

 north to Spey Valley. 



43. The British Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. 



Description. — Nestling. — No down. Inside mouth and gape flanges 

 flesh-colour, no tongue-spots. 



Juvenile. — Crown is streaked or spotted with dusky-black and in 

 female has very little crimson. 



Structure. — In juveniles of this and other British Woodpeckers and 

 Wryneck the two inner primaries are dwarfed (J. P. Chapin, Auk, 

 1921, pp. 531-52, 1922, p. 299 ; cf. Brit. Birds, xvu, pp. 45-6). 

 Distribution. — " One or two pairs " reported " located " Arndilly 

 (Banff.) 1923 {Field, 6, v. and 20, v. 1922), but this is very unlikely 

 and requires confirmation (see Brit. Birds, xvii., p. 195). 



54. The Cuckoo. 



Breeding-habits. — Sixty species recorded as fosterers, but as evidence 

 for three of these is dubious and Pheasant, Red Grouse, Kestrel and 

 Ring-Dove cannot be regarded as fosterers, correct number is probably 

 53. Twenty-five eggs recorded for one hen Cuckoo in a single season 

 by E. Chance. Several cases recorded of two eggs by one hen in same 

 nest, usually at end of season. 



55. Migrations. — Early dates : Mar. 19, 1923, Devon, Mar. 24, 1923, Hants., 

 Mar. 29, 1922, Yorks., Mar. 31, 1920, Leicester. One seen Dec. 3, 1921, 

 Wilts. 



61. The American Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



Distribution. — One Scilly Is. third week Nov. 1921. 



63. Order Striges. — Add " 4th toe reversible." (E.H.) 



66. The Snowy Owl. 



Distribution. — One seen Northumberland and one Norfolk, May, 

 1922. 



74. 234. Athene noctua vidalii A. E. Brehm.— The Little Owl. 



Athene Vidalii A. E. Brehm, Allg. D. Naturh Zeitung 1857, p. 440 

 ("In the whole of Spain in rocky sides of the mountains. Resident "). 

 instead of Athene noctua mira Witherby as with a better series of Spanish 

 skins now available it is clear that the difference in colour, and width 

 of streaks on the head are not sufficiently constant to warrant the 

 separation of the two forms, and therefore vidalii being by far the 

 older name must be adopted for the Dutch and British bird. (H.F.W.) 

 76. Distribution. — Bred Cheshire 1921, S.E. Yorks. 1922, probably 

 Cornwall 1923, Glamorgan 1919, and " thoroughly established " 1923, 

 Merioneth 1922. Occurred Lanes. Feb. 1920, April 1921, Northumber- 

 land May 1919, Roxburghshire April 1921. 



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