. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. SYLVIIN^. 57. THE GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN. R^GULUS cristAtus, K. L. Koch. This tiniest of British, and indeed of European birds, is generally distributed throughout our islands; breeding, as a rule, wherever it is found, except in the Outer Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands, which it visits, but in which there are few plantations of conifers to invite its residence. On the mainland of Scotland there has been a marked increase in its numbers of late years, owing to the cultivation of firs and larches. It has been noticed since 1822 that in autumn immen
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. SYLVIIN^. 57. THE GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN. R^GULUS cristAtus, K. L. Koch. This tiniest of British, and indeed of European birds, is generally distributed throughout our islands; breeding, as a rule, wherever it is found, except in the Outer Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands, which it visits, but in which there are few plantations of conifers to invite its residence. On the mainland of Scotland there has been a marked increase in its numbers of late years, owing to the cultivation of firs and larches. It has been noticed since 1822 that in autumn immense flocks sometimes arrive on our east coast, extending quite across England and St. George's Channel into Ireland; in 1882 a migration- wave of this description, commencing on August 6th and lasting 92 days, reached from the Channel to the Faeroes; in 1883 the migration lasted 82 days; and again, in 1884, for a period of 87 days. Similar 'waves' passed over Heligoland, with the exception of the last year, when, strange to say, the numbers were below the average. An unusual spring 'rush' took place in March and April, 1882. On such occasions bushes in gardens on the coast are covered with birds as with a swarm of bees; crowds flutter round the lanterns of light- houses, and the rigging of fishing-smacks in the North Sea is thronged with weary travellers. In April a return migration 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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