118 JOTTINGS AT BRIGHTON. 



occasionally depositing an egg in the nest of a Rock Pipit. The gradual slope 

 above us was profusely decorated with the Foxglove, the tops of these plants 

 affording convenient perching-places for numerous old and young Stoncchats. 

 It is amusing to see how these birds select the highest seats, on gorse bushes, 

 etc. Just below us on a point of rock there was an old man fishing; he had 

 caught two Ballan Wrasse, (Labrus bergi/Ita, Cuv.) each over three pounds 

 weight: he called them '^'Connors/' and informed us that he captured a great 

 many between the months of April and October. 



When within about one mile of Revelstoke Church, I found a quantity of 

 that beautiful little plant, Lotus hispidus, Desf. It grew in company with 

 OrnitJiopus perpusillus. Flantago coronopus was also abundant here, and on 

 the rocks near the water's edge. Plantago marithna and Inula crithmoidcs 

 were just coming into bloom. As the day began now to draw to a close, we 

 hastily retraced our steps, seeing nothing worth noting but a few Common 

 Buzzards, which passed us in their way to their roosting-placcs along the 

 precipices. 



Emmanuel College j Cambridge, March, dth., 1853. 



JOTTINGS AT BRIGHTON, 

 DURING AN OCCASIONAL SOJOURN THERE. 



BY STEPHEN STONE, ESQ. 



Wherever we see a deficiency in the Vegetable Kingdom, we are sure to 

 find a corresponding falling off in the Animal Kingdom; since the latter depends 

 upon the former for support and shelter. Thus the neighbourhood of Brighton, 

 from its extremely scanty supply of trees, hedges, or even bushes, cannot be 

 expected to afibrd a very rich field for the observation of the Naturalist. 

 Still there are times, namely, at the Vernal, and the Autumnal Equinox, 

 when the Ornithologist may here b3 indulged with a passing glance at most 

 of the migratory birds, visiting this "Gem set in the silver sea," our own fair 

 British Isle; it being not an unfavourable point for crossing the Channel to 

 or from a warmer clime. "At other times, however, he must be content with 

 studying the habits of a comparatively few species. 



The Rock Pipit, [AntJms petrosus,) and the Cirl Bunting, (Emberiza cirlus,) 

 are, as might naturally be expected, to be found here. The latter species, 

 however, not having the same terrestrial habits as the former, must feel itself 

 much less at home here, and must, methinks, be sorely put to it at times 

 to find a comfortable roosting-place. 



The Hooded or Royston Crow, {Gorvus comix,) may be met with here, 

 during the winter months, in considerable flocks; they appear to draw no in- 

 considerable share of their sustenance from the sea shore, resorting there at 

 low-water, for the purpose of picking up such shell-fish, etc. as may have been 

 left there by the tide. 



