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The district was left shortly afterwards, so the nest could 

 not be again visited for further examination. 



The time for fresh eggs of this species appears to be 

 during the first week of June. 



Chloris chloris. Greenfinch, 



Not uucoram.on, l)ut no nest was found, 



Coccothraustes coccothraustes. Hawfinch. 

 Only one seen^ and that was near St. Valery on 10 May 

 and presumably breeding in the wood in which it was seen. 



Carduelis carduelis. Continental Goldfinch. 



Not uncommon in the orchards round the villages of 

 Saigneville, Boistnont, St. Valery, etc. They are prized 

 as cage-birds, as at home, for two pairs nesting in some 

 pear-trees beside a farm-house were being most carefully 

 preserved by the owners of the land. 



Passer domesticus. Sparrow. 

 Common. 



Passer montanus. Tree-Sparrow. 



Common, and breeding in the holes of apple and other 

 trees. In the neighbourhood of Albert they positively 

 swarmed last winter, and were far commoner than P. domes- 

 ticus. 



Fringilla ccelebs. Chaffinch. 

 A common breeding species. 



Acanthis canuabiua. Linnet. 



Fairly common, and breeding in gorse patches. The 

 gorse appeared to have been completely killed by the hard 

 frost of last January-February and never showed the least 

 sign of flower or even green, 



Emberiza calandra, Corn-Bunting. 



Common in both districts, but most so in the neighbour- 

 hood of the sea. 



