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November 20, 1876 ; and others have been seen on 

 the banks of the river at Chamberlayne's, Bere Regis ; 

 and on the Stour, at Bryanston. According to Mr. 

 A. G. More, " the nest has been found in Dorset- 

 shire" {The Ibis, 1865, p. 129). 



LESSEE EEDPOLL. Linota nifescens, (Vieillot). 



Yarrell, ii. p. 146 ; Harting, p. 28 ; Dresser, iv. p. 47 ; Ibis List, 

 p, 54; Fringilla rufescens, *S^ee&o7mi, ii. p. 1 1 5 ; Fringilla 

 linaria, Pultenei/s List, p. 1 2. 



Although a resident in the North of England, the 

 Lesser Redpoll is usually only a winter visitant here. 

 Pulteney says, "It is not uncommon in Dorsetshire, 

 particularly among alders and willows." Mr. See- 

 bohm says, " It has been found breeding in the 

 greater number of English counties east of Somer- 

 set;" and according to Mr. A. G. More {Ihis, 1865, 

 p. 129), it "nests occasionally in Dorset." I have 

 notes of its occurrence on the banks of the Stour 

 (Pulteney), and at Lodmoor, near Weymouth, Nov. i , 

 1 87 1, Nov. 15, and Nov. 20, 1872 (W. Thompson). 

 A nest and eggs were found at Thorncombe, Bland- 

 ford (Bosworth Smith). So far as I am aware, the 

 Mealy Redpoll, Linota linaria, has not been recog- 

 nised in Dorsetshire. 



LINNET. Linota cannaUna, (L.) 



Yarrell, \l p. 153; Harting, p. 27; Ibis List, p. 53 ; Linaria 

 cannabina, Dresser, iv. p. 31 ; Fringilla caunabina, ^ee- 

 bohm, ii. p. 106; Pulteney's List, p. 12. 



Resident, and generally distributed; flocking in 

 winter upon the heaths and uncultivated wastes. 



