64 FAUNA OF FALMOUTH. 



Fire-crested Eeyulus, (Regulus ignicapillus^) Jemjns. — Rare. One shot by a 

 boy in College wood, January. 1846. 



Great Tit, (Panis major,) Penn. — Not uncommon. 



Blue Tit, (Parus cjeruleus,) Penn. — Common. 



Cole Tit, (Parus ater,) Mont. — College wood, Love lane, etc.: scarce. A 

 specimen was sent from the parish of Constantino for examination, 1847. 



Marsh Tit, (Parus palustris,) Bewick. — College wood, Budock bottoms: 

 scarce. 



Long-tailed Tit, (Parus caudatus,) Penn. — College wood. Love lane, etc.: 

 not uncommon. December 23rd., 1849, six in a lane, near Boslowack House. 



Bohemian Waxwing, (Bombycilla garrula,) Flem. — Shot near Pennance 

 I^oint, in the winter, 1847. 



Pied, Wagtail, (Motacilla Yarrellii,) Gould. — Common. 



White Wagtail, (Motacilla alba,) Gould. — Not uncommon. Three procured 

 in the vicinity of Falmouth, by Mr. J. Trathan, April, 1843. I have procured 

 specimens in the years 1845-6-7-8-9. Mr. May shot three specimens for me, 

 (from a flock consisting of more than thirty birds,) in March last, Gwyllyn 

 Vase. December 23rd., 1849, several on the sands, Swanpool: this season 

 very common. 



Note. — March 23r(l., 184-5, one with the plumage of the back, head, abdomen, etc., pure white; 

 tips of quill feathers, tail feathers, legs, toes, and bill, black. It had all the locomotive 

 twitches of its family; and kept at all times at a respectable distance from its companions. 



Grey Wagtail, (Motacilla boarula,) Penn. — Not uncommon. 



Grey-headed Wagtail, (Motacilla neglecta,) Gould. — Pond, foot of Castle 

 Hill, College wood: rare. ' 



Rays Wagtail, (Motacilla flava,) Pe?^?^.— -Mrs. Glasson's stable-yard, Green 

 bank, 1845, College wood, 1846, Pennance, 1847, Eriscy and Middle Terrace, 

 August 31st., 1849: rare. 



Tree Pipit, (Anthus arborcus,) Sclhy. — Furze patches, east of Pendennis 

 Castle, April, 1846: rare. 



Meadow Pipit, (Anthus pratensis,) Fletn. — Common. 



Rock Pipit, (Anthus petrosus,) Fle^n. — Gwyllyn Vase, Swanpool, Pennance, 

 etc.: common. 



Skylark, (Alauda arvensis,) Penn. — Common. 



Woodlark, (Alauda arborea,) Penn. — Not uncommon. 



Snoio Bunting, ' (Plectrophanes nivalis,) SelJry. — Shot near Falmouth, by 

 T. Harvey, Esq. Mr. Copeland informed me that he shot one at Pendennis 

 Castle, October, 1843. Three shot by Mr. May, within the last three years, 

 between the Castle and Pennance Point. 



Common Bunting, (Emberiza miliaria,) Penn. — Common. 



Black-headed Bunting, (Emberiza schocniclus,) Sdhg. — Scarce. January 

 16th., 1850, one at Swanpool. 



Yellow Bunting, (Emberiza citrinella,) Penn. — Common. 



(To be continued.) 



