. Bird life in wild Wales. Birds. 92 BIRD LIFE IN WILD WALES noticed from my window a pair of Hawfinches. This finch is a vara avis in this part of Wales. In the afternoon walked to the A. Rocks. These rocks are very curious in places, rising in various turreted forms, and are extremely precipitous. I noticed a pair of Kestrels, besides many Jackdaws and a few Stock Doves, but no Rock Doves. The author. HAWFINCH'S NEST. of the " Birds of this County" makes a serious mistake in the first edition of his book when he says that this species (the Rock Dove) breeds in these rocks ; I found
. Bird life in wild Wales. Birds. 92 BIRD LIFE IN WILD WALES noticed from my window a pair of Hawfinches. This finch is a vara avis in this part of Wales. In the afternoon walked to the A. Rocks. These rocks are very curious in places, rising in various turreted forms, and are extremely precipitous. I noticed a pair of Kestrels, besides many Jackdaws and a few Stock Doves, but no Rock Doves. The author. HAWFINCH'S NEST. of the " Birds of this County" makes a serious mistake in the first edition of his book when he says that this species (the Rock Dove) breeds in these rocks ; I found no trace of it, and I have it on very good authority that it never has done so. And even supposing it did breed here, it would undoubtedly be a case of tame Pigeons lapsing into. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walpole-Bond, J. A. London, T. Fisher Unwin
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