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the Sedge Warbler, Black-heacled Bunting, INIeadow Pipit, 

 and Hedge Sparrow. 



The last mentioned instance was a young bird, which 

 was taken and afterwards given to me. Unfortunately I 

 was then going abroad, and though it lived I had for some 

 time no opportunity of observing its habits. When I 

 returned, it had already become reconciled to captivity. 

 Its appetite was insatiable, for it was supplied all day long 

 with grubs, finely cut-up meat, and hard-boiled egg, and 

 yet it never seemed satisfied. It was also rather savage and 

 would attack with its beak whatever was thrust into its 

 cage. 



This bird lived for some four months in this way, and 

 then died, in spite of the greatest care taken of it. 



Hirundo rustica. 



Swallow. 



LOCAL NAMES. FIRST SEEN. EGG OBSERVED. 



Chimney Swallow. March 28th, 1865. April 2nd, 1865.. 

 Common Sioallov:. April 1st, 1866. June 10th, 1866. 



March 25th, 1867. May loth, 18G7. 



April 3rd, 1868. May 29th, 1869. 



April 8th, 1869. 



1870. 1870. 



I feel convinced that the above dates of the first obser- 

 vance of the Swallow, are those of its first arrival at 

 Marlborough ; those of the first egg, however, are so very 



