The field naturalist's handbook / by J.G. Wood and Theodore Wood.

  • Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889.
Date:
1886
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Credit: The field naturalist's handbook / by J.G. Wood and Theodore Wood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Popular Name. King-fisher Swallow . . Martin Sand do. . Swift.... Night-jar, or Goat-) sucker . . I Ring-dove, or ] Wood-pigeon I Stock-dove Rock-dove . Turtle-dove Pheasant . Capercaillie Black Grouse . Red do. Ptarmigan Partridge. Red-legged do. Quail.... Great Bustard. Great Plover . Golden Plover. Dotterel . Ringed Plover. Kentish do. Grey Plover . Lapwing, or Peewit Turnstone Sanderling Oyster-catcher. Heron Bittern Curlew, or Whaup. Whimbrel . . Red-shank Green Sandpiper . Wood do. . . • Common do. . . Green-shank . . Avocet . . Black-tailed Godwit Bar-tailed do. . Ruff . . . • Woodcock . . Great Snipe . • Stay in England. Alccclo ispida . Hirundo rustica . „ urbica ,, riparia . Oupselus cipus. ( CaprimulgusEu-) ( ropceus . j Columba palumbus „ livia. ,, turtur f Phasianus Col \ chicus . 1'etrao urogallus . „ tetrix . Layopus Scoticus . ,, vutyaris . Perdix cinerca „ rufa . . Coturnix vulgaris . Otis tarda iCEdicnemus ere-) pitans . . j Charadrius plu-1 vialis. ( „ moHnellus. „ hiaticxda . „ cantianus . Squatarola cinerca Vanellus cristatus. Strepsilas interpres Calidris arenaria . (Hccmatopus os-) ( tralegus . j Ardea cinerca. Botaurus stcllaris . Numenius arquata „ phceopus Totanus calidris . „ ochropus . „ glareola „ hypoleuca . „ glottis. f Rccurvirostra ) \ avocetta . ) Limosa melanura . „ rufa . Machetes pugnax . Scolopax rusticola. „ major . All the year A^ril—Oct. Mar.—Sept. April—Aug. Summer visitor All the year Do. . Do. . . . Summer visitor All the year Do. . Do. . Do. . Do. . Do. . Do. . Summer visitor Summer visitor All the year Summer visitor Winter visitor. All the year Winter visitor. Do. . All the year Do. . Do. . Do. . Winter visitor. Do. . . . J Mostly a win-] \ ter visitor f Do. . Summer visitor (Winter visi-) -j tor, except V ( in Hebrides) Winter visitor . April—Sep. f Oct.—April, 1 | mostly . j Winter visitor. Localities of Nest. ( Holes in banks of) ■' streams, ponds, V (. rivers. See. . ) Eaves, chimneys, &c. Do (Holes in banks, ] 1 sand-cliffs, &c. f j Towers, steeples, I. I roofs, &c. . j Hole in ground . Trees and tall bushes (Trees and some-) times holes . I Holes and crevices) in rocks . . f Trees and bushes On ground . Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. f Do. Practically) extinct / At. No. of Eggs 5-6 4- 6 5- 6 4-6 2-4 2 2 2 2 2 10-12 6- 12 7-10 7-10 7-10 10-15 10-15 7-10 2-3 Do. Do. ■ • « , Do. • • . . Do. • * . . Do f Does not breed in ) t England. . ) On ground . ( Does not breed in ] ( England. . j Do. . • • • On ground . Trees and rocks . On ground . Do fDoes not nest inb ) Great Britain. S. ( 1 in Orkneys and ( L Shetland. . ) Do f On banks near 1 l streams . . ) Do. • • • • Do. . • • • On ground . . Holes in ground in 1 marshes . . j On ground in I marshes, &c.. f Does not breed in ( Great Britain. j (Fens of Lincoln-) -■ shire and Cam- j- ( bridgeshire . ) On ground . . . Do. • 3- 4 4- 5 3-5 4 2 4 4 4