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Family STURNID^E. 



COMMON STARLING, Sturnus vulgaris. Abun- 

 dant. 



ROSE-COLOURED PASTOR, Pastor roseus. A very 

 rare straggler. I understand that it has been shot 

 once in the eastern division of the county, but 

 cannot ascertain the precise locality. I know of 

 two instances of its occurrence in West Sussex. 

 The first was at Mundham, near Chichester, in 

 1836. The second at Selsey in 1838. The 

 stomach of the latter specimen contained a great 

 quantity of the larvae of coleopterous insects. 

 



Family CORVID.E. 



CHOUGH, Fregilus graculus. Late writers on 

 British Ornithology speak of this bird as a deni- 

 zen of the cliffs of Beachy Head. 1 regret to 

 say that it is to be found there no longer. This 

 was certainly its last stronghold, but it dis- 

 appeared from the coast about twenty years ago. 

 I have frequently examined the entire line of cliffs 

 between Brighton and Eastbourne, but could 

 never even with the assistance of a spy-glass 

 discover one, or procure a recent specimen in any 

 part of Sussex. 



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