ADDITIONS SINCE 1899. 181 



Outer Hebridks. — Barra. — About a dozpn were seen at the 

 end of October and during November, 1897 {Ann. 8.N.H., 1902, 

 p. 145), The species had not before been recorded m the Outer 

 Hebrides. 



Ireland. — A nest was found by H. F. Witherby in co. Galway 

 in May, 1903, and several other breeding pairs were seen ; 

 a young bird, just fledged, was found in co. Kerrij on July 8th, 

 1906 {Field, 28, til, i906j. Mr. Ussher suspected that the 

 bird bred in both these counties {Birds of Irehuid, p. 56). 



SERIN" Serinus hortulamis Koch. S. page 177. 



Kent. — Two were caught at Dover, November 16th, 1904 

 (D. Seth-Smith, Zool, 1904, p. 457). 



Sussex. — A female was cauofht in a clap net at Rottiugdean 

 on November 28th, 1906 (J. B. Nichols, in litt.). Some were 

 reported m May, 1907, near Lewes (cf. antea, p. 57). 



Norfolk.— A male was caught near Yarmouth, April 28th, 

 1904 (J. H. Gurney, Zool., 1905, p. 92). 



Oxford. — One was seen near Crowmarsh, Battle, on May 5th, 

 1904 (O. V. Aplin, t.c, 1906, p. 445). 



Yorkshire.— One seen at Beverley, May 26th, 1897 (T. H. 

 Nelson, Birds of Yorks , p. 175). 



HOUSE-SPARROW^ Passer domesticus (L.). S. page 179. 



Outer Hebrides. — Seems still to be confined to Castlebay, 

 Barra ; Tarbert, Harris ; and Stornoway, Lewis (N. B. Kinnear, 

 An7i. S.N.FI., 1907, p. 19; also cf. J. A. Harvie-Brown, t.c, 



1902, p. 145). 



TREE - SPARROW Passer montanus (L.). S. page 181. 



Wales. — Anqlesey. — A large breeding colonv was discovered 

 in 1902 (Coward and Oldham, Zool., 1902, p. "'404). Benhigh- 

 sTiire. — A breeding colony was found in May, 1907, near 

 Llandulas (C. Oldham, t.c, 1907, p. 235). Cardigan. — ^e\e^^i\ 

 were seen near Abervstwyth in December, 1901, and February, 

 1902 (Prof. J. H". Salter, t.c. 1902. p. 25, 1904, p. QQ). 

 Mr. H. E. Forrest in writing to Prof. Salter on the distribution 

 of this bird in North Wales noted that he had identified a small 

 colony at Llanrwst, and that it occurred at Conway, Colwyn Bay, 

 St. Asaph, and along the Shropshire border of Montgomery- 

 shire {cf. t.c, 1904, p. m). 



Isle of Man. — Evidence of its breeding (F. S. (jTraves, t.c, 



1903, p. 313). 



Scotland. — Shetlands. — Breeding at Unst (T. E. Saxby, Ann. 



