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fine male shot Oct. 1861 near Eye in a fir plantation (R. Tyrer jun. 

 in Z. 788 1). Great Finborough, 1831 (J. Nichols in Loudon's Mag. N. H. 

 iv. (1831) 449). 



6. Sudbury, rare (King, List, 127). Numerous at Stoke-by-Nayland 

 from Nov. 1821 to April 1822 and remarkably tame; and again in 

 July and August 1835, some in nestling plumage ; none observed 

 after March 1836 until June when a flock of fifteen or twenty were 

 seen (Hoy in Loudon's Mag. N.H. vii. (1834), 54, and in N.S. i. (1837) 

 117). 



7. Seven killed near Brandon Oct. 1863, five males and two females ; 

 preserved by Mr. A. J. Clarke ; two others, red males, in March 1864. 

 All nine are large forms of the common Crossbill and not the Parrot 

 Crossbill as was at first supposed. Prof. Newton thinks they are of 

 the form called by Brehm Crucirostra montana (Stev. B. of N. i. 

 239—241). Thirty killed at Brandon in the winter of 1868-9 by Mr. 

 Richards (Bilson in Journ. Suff. Inst. 24). Seen at Elveden con- 

 tinuously from 1846 to 1848, where it probably nested ; it did not remain a 

 resident (A. Newton in Yarrell's Br. B. ii. 1 90) ; four from this place 

 shot Jan. 1846 (Cambridge Museum). Gazeley, rare ; Dalham (Tearle 

 MS.). 



8. A pair reared their young several times in Mr. Lee Acton's garden 

 at Livermere (S. and W. Cat. 24). Shot at Bardwell and Livermere by 

 Fakes (James MS.). One seen in winter 1879 at Great Barton (J. S. 

 Phillips in Ktt). Commonly seen in the severe winter of 1837 in large 

 plantations at Rougham and Tostock (W. G. Blake in lift). A pair 

 shot in a plantation at Clopton about 1869, preserved at the Hall 

 (Col. Parker v.v. C. B !). 



Nests recorded at Offton, Orwell Park, and Livermere ; 

 all before 1830 ; said also to have bred at Brandon, (J. H. 

 Gurney jun. in Hit. on gamekeeper's authority). Nestlings 

 recorded near Ipswich in 1833, Stoke, 1835, and at 

 Normanston in 1880. 



Months. — January, March, April, May, June, July, 

 August, September, October, November, December, and 

 probably February also, see Nos. 6 and 7. 



Districts. — All. 



Has visited the county generally, sometimes in large 

 numbers, but at uncertain intervals. Unfortunately we have 

 only one record of the month in which a nest was found 

 (viz., March). This bird is in the habit of nesting 

 elsewhere in January, February, and March. (See many 

 interesting remarks in Stev. B. of N. i. 236-7). 



