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probability has frequently escaped observation 

 from its general resemblance to the common spar- 

 row, from which, however, its smaller size, and the 

 chocolate-coloured head of the male may serve to 

 distinguish it. It is here a winter visitor, arriving 

 in October and usually departing in April. Al- 

 though I have not been able to discover the nest, 

 yet I have reason to believe that a few of these 

 birds remain with us during the breeding-season, 

 as I have received examples, recently killed, in 

 May and June. In the neighbourhood of Brigh- 

 ton it is frequently taken by birdcatchers during 

 the autumn, in company with linnets and redpoles. 

 It has also been captured in old ivy-covered walls 

 along with common sparrows, and it has been de- 

 tected among bunches of the latter species which 

 have been exposed for sale in the market. 



HOUSE SPARROW, Passer domesticus. Abun- 

 dant everywhere. 



GREENFINCH, Coccothraustes Moris. Generally 

 distributed, but less common in the weald than 

 elsewhere. Migrates in the autumn. Page 78. 



HAWFINCH, Coccothraustes vulgaris. Of uncer- 

 tain occurrence, being not unusual during some 

 years, and comparatively rare in others. Is gene- 

 rally observed about autumn, when haws, cherries 

 and stone-fruit are in season. Bred in Stanmer 

 Park during the summer of 1847. The young 



