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saw two or three about the grounds of the Vallon 

 in July, 1878, which were probably the parents and 

 their brood which had been hatched somewhere in 

 the grounds. 



It is mentioned in Professor Ansted's list as 

 occurring only in Guernsey. There is one speci- 

 men in the Museum. 



61. YELLOW HAMMER. Emberiza citrinella, Lin- 

 naeus. French, "Bruant jaune." The Yellow 

 Hammer, though resident and breeding in all the 

 Islands, is by no means as common as in many 

 parts of England. In Alderney perhaps it is 

 rather more common than in Guernsey, as I saw 

 some near the Artillery Barracks this summer, 

 1878, and Captain Hubbach told me he had seen 

 two or three pairs about there all the year. In 

 Guernsey, on the other hand, I did not see one this 

 summer, 1878. I have, however, shot a young 

 bird there which certainly could not have been long 

 out of the nest. I have never seen the Girl 

 Bunting in any of the Islands, nor has it, as far as 

 I know, been recorded from them, which seems 

 rather surprising, as it is common on the South 

 Coast of Devon, and migratory, but not numerous, 

 on the North Coast of France ; * so it is very 

 probable that it may yet occur. 



The Yellow Hammer is included in Professor 



* Dresser's ' Birds of Europe, 'fide Degland's Grebe. 



