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FRINGILLIDÆ OR FINCH FAMILY.

Fringilla carduelis Goldfinch Common
Fringilla cælebs Chaffinch Common
Fringilla spinus Siskin Rare
Fringilla chloris Greenfinch Common
Fringilla cannabina Linnet Common
Emberiza citrinella Yellow Bunting Common
Emberiza schæniculus Reed Bunting Common
Emberiza miliaris Common Bunting Common
Emberiza nivalis Snow Bunting Rare
Pyrrhula rubicilla Bullfinch Rare
Alauda arvensis Skylark Very common
Alauda arborea Woodlark Rare


ORDER—SCANSORES OR CLIMBERS.

CUCULIDÆ OR CUCKOO FAMILY.

Cuculus canorus Cuckoo Common


ORDER—COLUMBÆ OR DOVES.

COLUMBIDÆ OR DOVE FAMILY.

Columba palumbus Ring Dove Rare
Columba ænas Stock Dove Common


ORDER—GALLINÆ OR FOWLS.

PHASIANIDÆ OR PHEASANT FAMILY.

Phasianus Colchicus Common Pheasant Common

TETRAONIDÆ OR TETRAO FAMILY.

Perdix cinereus Common Partridge Common
Coturnix communis Quail Common


ORDER—GRALLATORES OR WADERS.

CHARADRIADÆ OR PLOVER FAMILY.

Charadrius pluvialis Golden Plover Common
Charadrius hiaticula Ringed Plover or Dotterel Common
Charadrius morinellus Common Dotterel Common
Vanellus griseus Grey Plover Common
Vanellus cristatus Common crested Lapwing Common
Hæmatopus ostralegus Oyster-catcher Very common
Cinclus interpres Turnstone Common

ARDEIDÆ OR HERON FAMILY.

Ardea cinerea Common Heron Common
Nycticorax Europæus Common Night Heron Rare
Botaurus stellaris Bittern Very rare indeed

SCOLOPACIDÆ OR WOODCOCK FAMILY.

Tringoides hypoleuca Common Sandpiper Common
Totanus ochropus Green Sandpiper Rare
Totanus Calidris Redshank Sandpiper Common
Numenius arquata Curlew or Whaup Common
Numenius phæopus Whimbrel Common
Limosa vulgaris Common Godwit Rare