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destroys young birds, I should hardly have imagined 

 one capable of slaying a full-grown Yellow Bunting. 



The female and young were obtained at Potter 

 Heigham, in Norfolk, in July, 1869 ; the male being 

 killed in Sussex, on his first arrival in May, at which 

 season the plumage is always in its greatest perfection. 



REDPOLE. 



Case 288. 



This lively little bird breeds plentifully in the High- 

 lands of Scotland, and also in several of the northern 

 and midland counties of England. 



I have seen nests in the neighbourhood of Brighton, 

 but from the appearance of the parent birds I should 

 judge that, in every instance, they had escaped from 

 confinement. 



During winter they are found in large flocks in all 

 parts of the country. 



For some time I watched the specimens that are in 

 the case engaged in building their nest, which was 

 placed in an alder bush close to a stream, and lined 

 with the white floss that forms the flower of the 

 cotton grass. I observed that the female performed 

 the whole of the work, collecting the materials, and 

 also working them together, the male at times 

 accompanying her while gathering them, but simply 

 amusing himself by flitting from twig to twig without 

 offering the slightest assistance. 



The male and female were obtained at Potter 

 Heigham, in Norfolk, in June, 1873, the young having 

 been caught in some gardens in Brighton, in Augustj 

 1869. 



