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be observed by those who are acquainted with its 

 habits and manner of flight. 



It seems to have a partiality for the rocks and 

 cliffs on the sea coast, being generally found every 

 autumn between Brighton and Newhaven, and 

 again in the neighbourhood of Plymouth. 



The mature males are by no means so plentiful 

 as the females and young. 



One of the males in the case exhibits the 

 white on the wing, while the other shows not the 

 slightest trace of it, most probably being a younger 

 bird. 



The specimens were all obtained along th3 

 chalk cliffs between Brighton and Rottingdean in 

 October, 1873. 



See " Bough Notes," Vol. II., Plate 3. 



REDSTART. 

 Case 140. 



About the second week in April numbers of 

 these handsome little birds maybe observed flitting 

 along the Sussex hedges ; having passed the winter 

 in a warmer climate they are now on their way to 

 their breeding quarters. 



A few pairs nest in the wild forest district 

 about Balcombe and Tilgate ; but the species is 

 far from common in Sussex during the summer 

 months. I have noticed them particularly abundant 

 in the wooded glens in the Highlands, where the old 

 stone dikes and rugged weather-beaten trees afford 

 ample choice for the selection of a nursery. 



As the autumn advances they again work their 

 way south and take leave of us for the winter. 



The male was shot at Catsfield in the east of 

 Sussex in May, 1855 ; the female in the neighbour- 

 hood of Brighton in April, 1867 ; and the nest and 

 eggs were taken a month later in Glenlyon in 

 Perthshire. 



