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The visits, as will be seen from the dates, have in some 

 cases occurred at periods so far back, that except for 

 completeness' sake, they would scarcely be worth mention. 

 I quote them from standard works upon ornithology, and 

 from the late Mr. John Blackwall's paper upon the 

 migrations of Manchester birds in the "Transactions of 

 the Literary and Philosophical Society for 1822," the 

 observations having been made during the eight years 

 1814-1821. 



THE LITTLE CRAKE ( Crex pusilla), v., 244. 

 One at Ardwick in 1807. 



THE GOLDEN ORIOLE (Oriolus galbula), iii., 133. 

 One near Manchester in 1811. 



THE ORTOLAN ( Ember iza hortitlana), ii., 101. 

 One near Manchester in 1827. 



THE CROSSBILL (Loxia curvirostra), ii., 116. 



About the year 1840, in the month of August, a large 

 flock of these birds, old and young in company, 

 visited Hough-end Clough for a few hours. Mr. 

 Blackwall gives as its Manchester period, August 5th 

 to November 



THE CHATTERER (Ampelis garrnlus), i., 59. 

 In Mr. Blackwall's list. 



THE HOOPOE (Upupa epops), i., 49. 

 In Mr. Blackwall's list. 



