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in the second edition of his " British Birds/' re- 

 cords an instance of this lark having been killed 

 in Sussex. 



Family Emberizid^. 



Lapland Bunting, Plectroplianes Lapponica. 

 Of this rare visitor from the North very few ex- 

 amples have occurred in the British Islands, and 

 three of these in the neighbourhood of Brighton- 

 The first was prior to the year 1828, and is re- 

 corded by Mr. Jenyns as the second specimen 

 taken in England. The second, which is in the 

 collection of Mr. W. Borrer, was captured in a 

 lark-net in October, 1816. The third was shot 

 in November, 1848, by a person of the name of 

 Markwick, near the toll-gate at Rottingdean. He 

 sent it to Mr. Swaysland with some snow^ bunt- 

 ings, of which species he supposed it to be. I 

 saw and obtained this specimn imemediately after- 

 wards. 



Snow Bunting, Snowflake or Tawny Bunting^ 

 Plectroplianes nivalis. An occasional winter 

 visitor to the Downs. Not unfrequently taken 

 with larks during hard weather, but then gene- 

 rally presenting the plumage of the tawny or 

 immature bird. Out of nearly forty which were 

 captured by one bird-catcher during a single 



