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bourhood of Brighton it is frequently taken by 

 bird-catchers during the autumn, in companj^ with 

 linnets and redpoles. It has also been captured 

 in old ivy-covered walls along with common 

 sparrows, and it has been detected among 

 bunches of the latter species which have been 

 exposed for sale in the market. 



House Sparrow, Passer doriiesticics. Abun- 

 dant everywhere. 



Greenfinch, Coccothrausfes cJdoris. Generally 

 distributed, but less common in the weald than 

 elsewhere. Migrates in the autumn. Page 78. 



Hawfinch, Goccothraustes vulgaris. Of uncer- 

 tain occurrence, being not unusual during some 

 years, and comparatively rare in others. Is gene- 

 rally observed about autumn, when haws, cherries, 

 and stone-fruit are in season. Bred in Stanmer 

 Park during the summer of 18i7. The young 

 birds, after they had left the nest, frequented the 

 neighbourhood of the gardener's cottage, and were 

 all cauglit by his children in brick traps baited 

 with peas: these juvenile observers having noticed 

 that several pods of that vegetable had been pre- 

 viously shelled by the hawfinches. 



Goldfinch, Carduelis elegans. Page 79. 



Siskin, Carduelis spinus. Arrives in the au- 

 tumn. I have frequently noticed it at that season 

 feeding on the seeds of the alder in company with 



