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themselves by slicing the pods with their powerful 

 beaks and of course destroying the contents. 



The interior of the mouth of the nestling bird 

 is of a most brilliant pale purple and cerise. 



The specimens in the case were obtained near 

 Plumpton in -Sussex in June, 1872. 



CROSSBILL. 

 Case 116. 



The visits of this curious bird to the south of 

 England are very uncertain. In the northern 

 counties it appears regularly every winter ; and in 

 several parts of Scotland it is a permanent resident. 



The Crossbill breeds early in the season. On 

 two or three occasions I have seen large flocks of 

 several hundreds frequenting the fir woods of Ross 

 and Sutherland in the beginning of July. 



The specimens in the case were obtained near 

 Beauly, Inverness-shire, in July, 1876. 



See Eough Notes," Vol. I., Plate 35. 



NIGHTINGALE. (AUTUMN). 

 Case 117. 



The young birds are here shown in their nest- 

 ling plumage. 



The specimens were obtained near Hay ward's 

 Heath in Sussex in July, 1874. 



LITTLE GULL. (IMMATURE). 

 Case 118. 



This Gull is occasionally during autumn and 

 winter far from uncommon on the eastern coast. 



The specimen in the case was shot on 

 Horsey Mere in the east of Norfolk in November, 

 1871. 



See " Rough Notes," Vol. III., Plate 34. 



