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have I seen the eggs in any Guernsey collection. 

 I have seen specimens of the Eing Ouzel from 

 Alderney, and it appears to me about equally com- 

 mon at the same time of year in all the Islands. 

 Mr. MacCulloch, however, writes to me : — " From 

 what I have heard the King Ouzel is more common 

 in Alderney than Guernsey, where it is seen mostly 

 on the southern cliffs." The south end of the 

 Island is no doubt its favourite resort in Guernsey. 

 As far as Alderney is concerned Captain Hubback, 

 E.A., who has been quartered there at different 

 times, says he has never seen one there ; but I 

 do not think he has been much there in the early 

 autumn. 



Professor Ansted includes it in his list, and 

 marks it as occurring in Guernsey and Sark. There 

 are several, both male and female and young, in the 

 Guernsey Museum. 



28. Hedgesparrow. Accentor modularis, Lin- 

 naeus. French, " Mouchet," " Traine buisson," 

 " Accenteur mouchet." — The Hedgesparrow is, 

 I think, quite as common as in England, and resi- 

 dent throughout the year in all the Islands. Accord- 

 ing to Mr. Metivier's ' Dictionary ' its local name is 

 " Yerdeleu," and he describes it as " Oiseau qui 

 couvre les oeufs de Coucou." In Guernsey, however, 

 Cuckoos are much too numerous for the Hedge- 

 sparrow to afford accommodation for them all. 



