and the North of Lancashire. 433 



51 . Linaria cannabina. Brown Linnet. Very common. 



52. Linaria montium. Twite. Common. The moorlands are pecu- 

 liarly favourable to the linnets. 



Gen. Coccothraustes. — Sub-gen. 1. Coccothraustes. 



53. Coccothraustes Chloris. Green Grosbeak. Common. 

 Sub-gen. 2. Pyrrhula. 



54. Pyrrhula vulgaris. Bulfinch. Common. 

 Gen. Sturnus. 



55. Sturnus vulgaris. Starling. Especially abundant. 

 Gen. Fregilus. 



56. Fregilus Graculus. Red-legged Chough. An occasional speci- 

 men has been taken at the mouth of the Ribble, after very stormy 

 weather; considered a great rarity. Probably driven from the 

 coast of Wales by stress of weather ; Wales being the nearest lo- 

 cality where they are found in abundance. 



Gen. Corvus. — Sub-gen. 1. Corvus. 



57. Corvus Monedula. Jackdaw. Common. 



58. Corvus frugilegus. Rook. Abundant. 



59. Corvus Corone. Carrion Crow. Only thinly scattered in these parts. 



60. Corvus Comix. Hooded Crow. Rare. I have occasionally met 

 with a specimen or two on the coast. 



Sub-gen. 2. Pica. 



61. Pica caudata. Magpie. Common. 

 Sub-gen. 3. Garrulus. 



62. Garrulus glandarius. Jay. Common. 



Fam. iii. — Fissirostres. 



Gen. Hirundo. — Sub-gen. 1. Cypselus. 



63. Cypselus Apus. Swift. Common. 

 Sub-gen. 2. Hirundo. 



64. Hirundo urbica. Marten. Common. 



65. Hirundo riparia. Sand Marten. Common. 



66. Hirundo rustica. Swallow. Common. 

 Gen. Caprimulgus. 



67. Caprimulgus Europceus. Night-jar. Moderately plentiful. 



Fam. iv. — Tenuirostres . 



Gen. Certhia. 



68. Certhia familiaris: Creeper. Common where found, but the lo- 

 calities are not many. 



Gen. Alcedo. 



69. Alcedo ispida. Kingfisher. Once very abundant in all the brooks 



about here, and still commonly met with in the less frequented 

 parts. 



(To be continued.) 



Blackburn, Lancashire, 

 July Uth, 1838. 



