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relFs 'British Birds' (vol. i. p. 606) it is stated that three 

 out of a flock of five were captured alive near Brighton in 

 November 1861. Mr. Booth, in his 'Rough Notes/ makes 

 the following remarks : — " During severe weather in Sussex_, 

 I often remarked a fresh-captured bird or two of this 

 species in the store cages of the professional bird-catchers, 

 when meeting with them along the Downs near the coast. 

 But one small flock of three or four individuals has (with 

 the exception of the above-mentioned captives) come under 

 my notice in this county ; these birds were on the shingle- 

 banks, between Shoreham and Lancing.'^ The following 

 occurrences are taken from the ' Zoologist ' : — On March 

 the 1st 1870, " a fine specimen of the Shore-Lark was taken, 

 at night, in a lark-net, on the Hodden Farm, near New- 

 haven.— T. S. Monk'' (p. 2140). Mr. Rowley remarks 

 (p. 2107) that two specimens were obtained near Brighton 

 on the 2nd of November, 1870. Mr. Aplin states (p. 350), 

 1885 — "In April last I received a male Shore-Lark, in the 

 flesh, which was shot on the 22ud on the coast, near Hastings. 

 Its stomach contained numerous small white worms, and a 

 small coleopterous larva, also a quantity of grit." The Shore- 

 Lark frequents the beach, and the neighbouring stubbles, 

 or the open bushy lands near the sea, in little flocks. Its 

 manners and flight much resemble those of the Sky-Lark. It 

 has never been known to breed in this country, nor nearer 

 than the iiigh mountain-pastures of Scandinavia, whence no 

 doubt come the birds which visit us in winter. But it is also 

 common in many parts of America, and I have eggs Irom 

 Labrador. 



