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59. Snow Bunting. Plectrophanes nivalis, Lin- 

 nseiis. French, " Ortolan de neige," '' Bruant de 

 neige." — The Snow Bimtmg is probably a regular, 

 though never very numerous, autumnal visitant, 

 remaining on into the w^inter. It seems to be more 

 numerous in some years than others. Mr. Mac 

 Culloch tells me a good many Snow Buntings were 

 seen in November, 1850. 



Mr. Couch records one in the ' Zoologist ' for 

 1874 as having been killed at Cobo on the 28th of 

 September of that year. This seems rather an 

 early date. When I was in Guernsey iu November, 

 1875, I saw a few flocks of Snow Buntings, and 

 one — a young bird of the year — which had been 

 killed by a boy with a catapult, was brought into 

 Couch's shop about the same time, and I have one 

 killed at St. Martin's, Guernsey, in November, 1878 ; 

 and Captain Hubbach writes me word that he shot 

 three out of a flock of five in Alderney in Januaiy, 

 1863. 



Professor Ansted mentions the Snow Bunting in 

 his list as occurring in Guernsey and Sark, and 

 there is a specimen at present in the Museum. 



60. Bunting. Emheriza miliaria, Linnaeus. 

 French, " Le proyer," '' Bruant proyer." — The 

 Bunting is resident in Guernsey and breeds there, 

 but in very small numbers, and it is very local in 

 its distribution. I have seen a few in the Yale. I 



