90 THE BIRDS OF THE BRISTOL DISTRICT. 
July 13th 1900. It had probably wandered from the 
coast of Wales (H. C. P.). 
Jay. — Garrulus glandarius. Resident. Common. 
Magpie. — Pica rustica. Resident. Common. 
Jackdaw. — Corvus monedula. Resident. Very common. 
Raven. — C. corax. Used to nest at Dyrham Park, Glos. 
Nested at Brean Down, 1897 (D. T. P.). 
Carrion-Crow. — C. corone. Resident. Breeds regularly. 
Hooded Crow.— C comix. Reported in the winter, 1883, 
by Mr. A. C. Pass. Also occurred at Puxton in the 
. winter, 1897 (J. A. N.). 
Rook. — C. frugilegus. Resident. Very common. 
Sky-Lark. — Alauda arvensis. Resident. Common. 
Wood-Lark. — A. arboreus. Regularly found in the dis- 
trict, but has become rarer during the last few years. 
There seems to be no record of its nesting. 
Shore-Lark. — Otocorys alpestris. Occurred at Ashton, 
1866 (J. A. N.), and at Avonmouth, October 1894 
(H. J. C). 
Swift. — Cypselus apus. Summer resident. Very common. 
Nightjar. — Caprimulgus europceus. Summer resident. 
Fairly common. 
Wryneck. — Ij/nx torquilla. Summer resident. Fairly 
common. 
Green Woodpecker. — Gecinus viridis. Resident. Com- 
mon. 
Great Spotted Woodpecker. — Dendrocopus majo7\ Resi- 
dent. A few pairs nest every year in the immediate 
neighbourhood of the city. 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. — D. minor. Resident. 
Fairly common. 
Kingfisher. — Alcedo ispida. Resident. Not common near 
the city. 
