60 THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. 
them in traps and keeping them in 
cages, but he has not observed any since 
that time. 
A young Hawfinch, just out of the 
nest, was picked up on the Hay road, 
near Brecon. It was shown to me and 
was afterwards kept by Mr. Wilson, 
seedsman, of Brecon, for some years. It 
grew into a very large bird, and was, I 
believe, unfortunately killed by a cat. It 
has been killed at Buckland and else- 
where in the county, and has been 
observed at Merthyr Cynog, also at 
Llandefaelog by Miss Lloyd. It breeds 
near Crickhowel, and, I may add, is 
fairly common in the adjoining county 
of ‘Hereford. ; On April’ the. rst, 1899, 
Cross, the keeper at Buckland, sent me 
down a beautiful cock bird which he 
had obtained there. I mention this 
more particularly because it seems to 
occur more often near Buckland than 
anywhere else in the county. 
BULLFINCH, Pyrrhula vulgaris. 
Very common. I sometimes see it in 
the garden, but not often, for it is, I 
think, a wood-loving bird. Welsh, 
