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preference to the latter. A male bird sang a little on their first 

 arrival ; and in a few days after he poured out his full note, 

 which was very agreeable, and equal to that of many of our 

 singing birds, though different from the note of any other bird 

 we ever heard. We saw him tread the hen, which convinced us 

 that they would breed there. On the 26"th of March they had 

 completed their nest, and we were looking forward with the 

 expectation of seeing the progress of rearing their young, when 

 our hopes were disappointed by a Hawk, which killed both the 

 old birds. A pair of Crossbills were, however, more fortunate 

 at Livermere, having succeeded in rearing their young several 

 times in the garden of Lee Acton, Esq. of that place. They built 

 on a Fir-tree, 



Genus XXII. Phyrrhula. 

 1. P. vulgaris (Bulfmch, Blood- Olph). 



Genus XXIII. Fringilla. 



1. F. Coccothraustes (Hawfinch). 



The Hawfinch has occasionally been seen both in Norfolk 

 and Suffolk, and for the most part during the winter season. 



2. F. Chloris (Green Grosbeak). 



3. F. domestica (House-Sparrow). 



The growth of the feathers of the young of this bird is very 

 rapid in hot weather. On the 9th of August we took a young 

 Sparrow from a nest ; there was neither down nor feathers upon 

 it, but the rudiments of the feathers were visible under the 

 skin upon the back of the head and along the back : on the 

 sides of the wings the shafts of the quills had just pierced the 



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