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yellow hammers uninvited guest occasionally 

 obtruded on their little party, yet the cirl bunt- 

 ings seemed to avoid mingling with them, were 

 far more tame and confiding, and at last almost 

 disregarded my presence. 



ORTOLAN BUNTING, Emberiza hortulana. Only 

 two examples of this bunting have been obtained 

 in Sussex as far as I can learn. The first, which 

 is in the possession of Mr. W. Borrer, was shot on 

 the viaduct of the Brighton Railway, near the ter- 

 minus. The second, an immature male, was killed 

 together with some yellow hammers near Shore- 

 ham, and is in my own collection. 



Family FRINGILLID.E. 



CHAFFINCH, Fringilla ccelebs. Common. I 

 have not observed that separation of the sexes, at 

 any period of the year, which some authors have 

 noticed in other parts of England. 



MOUNTAIN FINCH, Fringilla montifringilla. An 

 autumnal visitor, remaining during the winter and 

 leaving us again in the spring. Several are cap- 

 tured on the Downs by lark-netters. Abundant 

 during protracted snow and frost. 



TREE SPARROW or Mountain Sparrow, Passer 

 montanus. A scarce bird in Sussex, but in all 

 probability has frequently escaped observation 



