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them), I kept a bright look-out in all the stone- 

 quarries in the Vale, and they are very numerous, 

 but I did not see a single Sand Martin's hole or a 

 single pair of birds anywhere ; and it appeared to 

 me that the sandy earth forming the head was not 

 deep enough before reaching the granite to admit 

 of the Sand Martins making their holes ; and they 

 do not appear to me to have fixed upon any other 

 sort of breeding place in the Island ; neither could 

 Mr. MacCulloch point one out to me ; so I suppose 

 we must consider the Sand Martin as only a spring 

 visitant to this Island, not remaining to breed. 

 The same seems to me to be the case in Alderney, 

 as Captain Hubbach writes to tell me he " saw 

 some Sand Martins about the quarry here (in 

 Alderney), for two or three days at the beginning 

 of April, but cannot say whether they remained 

 here to breed or not." I suppose they continued 

 their journey, as I did not see any when there in 

 June ; I have not seen any in Sark or either of the 

 other small Islands. 



Professor Ansted includes the Sand Martin in his 

 list, and marks it as occurring in Guernsey and 

 Sark. 



91. Wood Pigeon. Columha palumhus, Linngeus. 

 French, " Colombe ramier." — The Wood Pigeon is 

 resident and breeds in several places in Guernsey ; 

 but fortunately for the Guernsey Farmers, who may 



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