88 THE BIRDS OF THE BRISTOL DISTRICT. 
Tree-Pipit. — Antlius trivialis. Summer resident. Com- 
mon. 
Meadow-Pipit. — A. pratensis. Resident. Common in 
winter. 
Roek- Pipit. — A. obscurits. Resident. Breeds in the Avon 
gorge, and on the Channel coast. 
Great Grey Shrike. — Lanius excubitor. Winter visitor. 
R-are. Occurred at Clevedon and Abbots' Leigh, 1888 
(H. J. C), and at Dyrham Park, January 1891 {Field). 
Red-backed Shrike. — L. colhcrio. Summer resident. 
Fairly common. Nests on Durdham Down. 
Woodchat. — L. pomeranus. Has occurred twice, in 1852 
and 1892 {Zoologist). 
Waxwing. — Ampelis garrulus. Winter visitor. Has oc- 
curred several times, but of late years its visits have 
been rare. 
Spotted Flycatcher. — Micscicapa grisola. Summer resi- 
dent. Common. 
Pied Flycatcher. — M. atricapilla. Summer resident. 
Rare. Nested within half a mile of the city boundary 
in 1899 (J. A. N.). 
Swallow. — Hirundo rustica. Summer resident. Common. 
Martin. — ChcUdon urhica. Summer resident. Common. 
Sand-Martin. — Cotile riparia. Summer resident. Com- 
mon. Nests in the city. 
Greenfinch. — Ligurinus chloria. Resident. Very common. 
Hawfinch. — Coccothraicstes vulgaris. Resident. Has in- ' 
creased in number during the last few years, and is 
now common in winter. Nests in the immediate neigh- 
bourhood of the city. 
Goldfinch. — Carduelis elegans. Resident. Gradually de- 
creasing in number. Still nests within a small radius, 
but very sparingly. 
