SOME LONDON BIRDS. 
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(i.) Missel Thrush ( Tardus viscivorus). — A few pairs are 
resident and breed in Kensington Gardens. A good 
many visit us in winter. 
(2.) Song Thrush (Tardus musicus).— Common and resident. 
May be heard singing almost the whole year round. 
(3.) Redwing (Turdus iliacus). — Winter visitor. One was 
to be seen till April 21st in 1886, in Kensington Gardens. 
I saw one in Leicester Square on the 3rd March of 
last year. 
(4.) Fieldfare ( Turdus pilaris). — Winter visitor. Not as 
common as the redwing, and rarely pays us more than 
a very short visit. 
(5.) Blackbird (Turdus merula).— Common and resident. A 
very pretty pied variety is to be seen near the Round 
Pond. 
(6.) Wheatear ( Saxicola ananthe). — Passes through town 
regularly on its spring migration ; may always be seen 
some time during April in Hyde Park. Dates when 
first observed: — 1885, April 21st; 1886, April 22nd; 
1887, April 12th ; 1888, April 21st; 1889, April 5th; 
1890, April 1 8th. I observed a beautiful male bird on 
July 17th of last year, and again on the following day, 
close to the bridge over the Serpentine. This bird was 
probably a bachelor. 
(7.) Whinchat (Pratincolarubetra). — Summermigrant : does 
not appear to pass through London very regularly. 
(8.) Redstart ( Ruticilla phcenicurus). — A regular summer 
migrant, passing through Kensington Gardens every 
spring. First observed in 1884, on April 26th ; 1886, 
April 5th; 1887, April 15th; 1888, April 16th ; 1889, 
April 23rd; 1890, April 15th. 
(9.) Robin ( Erithacus rubecula). — Resident and common. 
(10.) Whitethroat ( Sylvia cincrea).— Passes through Lon- 
don in small numbers in spring. Probably nested in 
the Botanical Gardens, Regent’s Park, in 1889. 
(11.) Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca).— Occasionally 
to be seen during the spring migration. I saw a fair 
number of them during the first week of this May; one 
was singing in the Flower Walk in Kensington Gardens 
on Sunday, June 9th. 
(12.) Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla). — -Occasionally seen in 
spring, but less frequently of late years. 
(13.) Garden Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis). — A few pass 
through town in spring ; is seen more frequently than 
the blackcap. 
(14.) Goldcrest {Regains cristatus). — Rare. Observed twice 
in Kensington Gardens. 
(15.) Chiff-Chaff ( Phylloscopus rufus). — Occasionally noticed 
in spring, but not nearly as often as the next species. 
(16.) Willow Wren ( Phylloscopus trochilus). — Usually appears 
