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168. The Scops Eared Owl was a very handsome little bird, and 
was much smaller than a Little Owl. The facial disc was not very 
well defined, and the tufts were small. 
169. There were not many Bramblings. The heads of the males 
are becoming rather darker. 
170. Teal are becoming scarce ; there are no fresh ones in the 
shops. 
171. I think Fieldfares have left, for I never see any now. I 
have often observed that they leave sooner than Eedwings in 
England. 
h. Market Xotes — Green "Woodpecker. 
43. [March 6.) — I saw the Green Woodpecker taken from the 
handkerchief in which it had been carried, and then placed in a 
strong mahogany cage. ISTo sooner had this been done than it 
began a furious assault upon the woodwork, striking so fiercely and 
rapidly at the edges that splinters were very soon lying about in all 
directions. What most attracted my attention was to see it now 
and then drive its bill for a short distance into a rather wide crack 
between the bottom and one side of the cage, and then, by a rapid 
motion of its head, cause the joint to open considerably. The 
owner of the cage soon perceiving what the consequences would be 
if he permitted this to continue much longer, once more tied the 
bhd up in the handkerchief. The poor captive then became per- 
fectly quiet, and sat quite still, with only its fine red head peeping 
out, and looking sadly, but with evident wonder, upon the crowd. 
c. Market !N"otes — Ortolan Bunting. 
656. [Septemher 1.) — In the shops there are great numbers of 
Ortolans, fatter than any I have hitherto seen. As they lie in 
the windows, the only flesh to be seen is a small streak along the 
line of the keel of the breast-bone. While fattening, these unfor- 
tunate birds are crowded together in low dark cages, so low that 
standing upright is barely possible. I notice that the wing and 
tail feathers are all closely cut. 
d. Nests of the Sand Martin. 
500. {June 27.) — In the evening I went to the Sand Martins’ 
nests. The first one I examined was so deep that although I thrust 
