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about the Vallon or Le Kee. 1 have never seen 

 it in either of the other Islands, though no doubt it 

 occasionally occurs both in Sark and Herm, if not 

 in Alderney. 



Professor Ansted includes the Eedbacked Shrike 

 in his list, and marks it only as occurring in Guern- 

 sey. I have no evidence of any other Shrike occurring 

 in the Islands, though I should think the Great Grey 

 Shrike, Lanius excubitor, might be an occasional 

 autumn or winter visitant to the Islands -; but I have 

 never seen a specimen myself or been able to glean 

 any satisfactory information as to the occurrence of 

 one, either from the local bird-stuffers or from Mr. 

 MacCulloch, or any of my friends who have so 

 kindly supplied me with notes ; neither does Pro- 

 fessor Ansted mention it in his list. 



19. SPOTTED FLYCATCHER. Muscicapa grisola, 

 Linnaeus. French, " Gobe-mouche gris."--The 

 Spotted Flycatcher is a regular and numerous 

 summer visitant, generally quite as numerous in 

 certain localities as in England, its arrival and 

 departure being about the same time. It occurs 

 also in Sark and Herm, and probably in Alderney, 

 but I do not remember having seen one there. In 

 Guernsey it is perhaps a little local in its distribu- 

 tion, avoiding to a great extent such places as the 

 Vale and the open ground on the cliffs, but in all 

 the gardens and orchards it is very common. 



