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The following is an annotated list of all the species which 

 came under the notice of Mr, Laidlaw and myself at Ushant, 

 as well as at Le Conquet on the west coast of Brittany, and 

 also at Alderney. 



1. CORVUS CORAX. 



Ushant. The cliffs of Ushaut afford a home and nesting- 

 place for a pair of Ravens, whose presence was well-known to 

 the natives. These birds were seen daily in company ; but 

 their young had, no doubt, been long since banished from 

 the isle of their birth. 



Sark. Three Ravens were seen and heard under the east 

 cliffs on the 29th of September. Mr. Smith, writing in 1879, 

 regards this bird as an occasional straggler and a non- 

 breeding bird on any of the Channel Islands. We have 

 little doubt that the birds observed were natives. 



2. CoRVUS CORONE, 



Le Conquet. Several Carrion-Crows were observed on 

 September 8th. 



Alderney. A very common resident species. 



3. CoRVUS FRUGILEGUS. 



Le Conquet. Several Rooks were seen on the 8th of 

 September. 



4. CoRVUS MONEDULA. 



Le Conquet. Several Jackdaws were observed. 

 Alderney. Very common. 



5. Pica rustica. 



Le Conquet. Common. 



6. Garrulus glandarius. 

 Le Conquet. Common. 



7. Sturnus vulgaris. 



Ushant. The lighthouse-keepers inform me that this is an 

 extremely abundant bird of passage, and that it is also 

 common as a winter visitor, especially during severe weather. 



At the commencement of the third week of September 

 the Starling had not yet arrived at Ushant; but we picked 



