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some two dozen Snow Buntings. This was on Nov. 
22nd, 1869. It was shortly afterwards purchased 
by Mr. Monk of Lewes, with whose collection it was 
acquired for this Museum. 
The home of this lark is the central part of our 
Continent, in Russia and Turkestan. 
“Birds of Sussex” p, 113. 
BLACK LARK, 
Until 1907 none of these birds were known to 
have visited us from their ancestral tundras and 
steppes of Russia and Asia. But in February of 
that year quitea number of them came over and had, 
as such visitors are wont to, a warm reception. Over 
a dozen were seen in Romvey Marsh, in Kent, near 
Lydd, and seven were shot. Others were seen at 
Crowhurst, in Sussex, between Bexhill and Battle. 
(See Bulletin, B.O.C. xix., p. 57.) 
Ours is one of those from Romney Marsh, an 
adult male. It was shot by Tomlin, a “ looker” 
there, on the 18th February, 1907. It was presented 
to the Museum by Mr. P. E. Coombe in 1908. 
SERIN FINCH. 
This short beaked, yellow plumaged finch is a 
native of southern and south eastern Europe, and is 
a very rare wanderer to England. Three of our 
specimens come from the Monk Collection. One 
was caught in a clap net at Hove, April 9th, 1866. 
The two others were secured by Mr. Monk,one in 1871 
and the other, October 31st, 1888. Another, from 
the Borrer Collection, is a female, caught near 
Brighton, April Ist, 1873. 
‘‘ Birds of Sussex,” p. 129, 
WILD CANARY. 
We have three specimens of this bird taken at 
large near Brighton. Few would recognize them 
as the progenitors of our favourite cage birds. 
