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8. Saxicola cenanthe. Wheatear. Local naine — Stonecbat. 



Abundant in summer on all waste places. Breeds up to with- 

 in a few yards of the summit of Cross Fell (2,900 feet). 



9. Pratincola rubetra. Whinchat. 



Common in summer, and breeds up to an elevation of about 

 1,200 feet. 



Pratincola rubicola. Stonechat. 



I can find no evidence whatever for the occurrence of this 

 species in the valley, though it is regularly seen in Weardale, and 

 breeds there. 



10. Ruticilla phcenicurus. Redstart. 



I have seen this bird at Middleton and at High Force. Breeds 

 up as high as Forcegarth Scar (1,050 feet). 



11. Erithacus rubecula. Redbreast. 



Abundant and breeding regularly. 



12. Sylvia cinerea. Whitethroat. 



Summer visitant. Breeds in Ettersgill. 



13. Sylvia curruca. Lesser Whitethroat. 



I found nesting last year (1884) on the Yorkshire side of the 

 Tees, opposite Forcegarth Scar, in a juniper bush. 



14. Sylvia atricapilla. Blackcap. 



Summer visitant. Breeds (N. Wearmouth). 



15. Sylvia hortensis. Garden Warbler. 



Summer visitant and breeds (N. Wearmouth). 



16. Regulus cristatus. Goldcrest. 



Resident. Breeds in the High Force and Bow Lees Woods, 

 usually selecting a spruce branch over-hanging water for its nest- 

 ing site. 



17. Phylloscopus rufus. ChifFchafF. 



Common during the summer months in the woods, and breeds. 

 I have noticed in Teesdale, as elsewhere, that the species is 

 very variable in its appearance. 



18. Phylloscopus trochilus. Willow Wren. 



Very common in summer. Breeds regularly. I have found 

 it as far up as Harwood Plantation, where I suppose it was 

 nesting. 



19. Phylloscopus sibilatrix. Wood Warbler. 



Summer visitant, usually breeding in the Bow Lees and High 

 Force Woods. 



20. Locustella nsevia. Grasshopper Warbler. 



Breeds not unfrequently in the neighbourhood of Newbiggin 

 from which place I have seen its eggs. 



Oct. 1885. 



