Abundant, but, in consequence of its retired habits, little known. At a short distance it looks like a mouse, running up the tree from the very bottom, and clearing it all round of every insect that may happen to be in the way. Plentiful at Gatley Carrs. THE COMMON WREN (_Sylvia Troglodytes_), iii., 160. Well-known, and common everywhere in gardens, woods, and hedgerows. Often found with a few scattered white feathers, and sometimes with white wings. The large and pretty nest reminds one of what women do for the world. The hen commences one and completes it. Meantime the male bird begins two or three in succession, a short distance from his mate's, but never completes one of them. The materials are moss, feathers, hair, dead leaves, and dead fern. THE PEEWIT, OR LAPWING (_Vanellus cristatus_), iv., 192. Common everywhere in marshy grounds, and known to most people by the peculiar cry represented in the name. The young ones are particularly fond of being in the bottom of deep ditches and drains, squatting down close to the ground. THE KING-FISHER (_Alcedo ispida_), i., 46. Cheadle, Urmston, Flixton, and elsewhere in those directions, by all the tributaries of the Mersey. A beautiful but very timid bird, darting with great speed, its glossy green back glancing quick as thought.--(See, in reference to the Lancashire localities, the _Manchester Guardian_ of Feb. 4th, 1882.) THE MOOR-HEN, OR WATER-HEN (_Gallinula chloropus_), v., 247. Common by old pits. Many breed on the ponds in Dunham Park, where we cannot go in the summer without seeing them in companies of four or five, their little white tails cocked up, and looking as if they were swimming on their necks. THE GREAT CRESTED GREBE (_Colymbus cristatus_), v., 294. On all the Cheshire meres, Tatton, Tabley, Rostherne, &c. THE LITTLE GREBE, OR DAB-CHICK (_Colymbus Hebridicus_), v., 298. Common on the Cheshire meres. THE NUTHATCH (_Sitta Europæa_), i., 60. Dunham Park, but only a few. THE RINGDOVE, CUSHAT, OR WOOD-PIGEON (_Columba palumbus_), iii., 164. Breeds in the woods in Trafford Park and about Chat Moss; plentiful about Urmston, though rather rare in the district generally. THE STOCKDOVE (_Columba ænas_), iii., 165. Very scarce. Marple Wood.--(On the Lancashire localities, see _Manchester Guardian_, Jan. 21, 1882.) THE RED GROUSE (_Lagopus Scoticus_), iii., 172. On the moors. THE COMMON PARTRIDGE (_Perdrix cinerea_), iii., 174. Upon farm-land, common. THE WILD DUCK (_Anas Boschas_), v., 270. This bird breeds on Carrington Moss, Chat Moss, and in many other places. THE COMMON HERON (_Ardea cinerea_), iv., 197.