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bright straw-colour, without any dark markings, and the legs and bill 

 white. I have it preserved in my collection. 



Sky Lark (Alanda arvensis). — Common everywhere. 



Wood Lark (Alanda arborea). — Not nearly so common as the sky 

 lark, though a good many are, at times, to be found distributed over the 

 county. 



Shorltoed Lark (Alaudabrachydactyla). — Has occurred once to Mr. 

 Henry Shaw, of Shrewsbury. 



Lapland Bunting (Plectrophanes lapponica). — There are two good 

 specimens of this rare bunting in Lord Hill's collection, obtained near 

 Shrewsbury. One of them, a young male, was taken in a lark- 

 net. 



Snow Bunting (Plectrophanes nivalis). — Occasionally found on the 

 Longmynd, and other high ground, during the winter. 



Common Bunting (Emberiza miliaria). — Common in many parts of 

 the county, though I do not often see it in this district. 



Blackheaded Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus). — Very common, 

 frequenting the sides of rivers and brooks. 



Yellow Bunting (Emberiza citrinella). — Too common to require 

 any remarks. 



Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus). — 1 cannot help thinking this bird 

 must have been overlooked in this county, or mistaken for the yellow 

 bunting, as I have received specimens from Gloucestershire, and am 

 informed that it nests occasionally in Herefordshire. 



Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs). — Abundant everywhere. 



Mov7ilain Finch or Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla). — Found 

 occasionally in the winter, sometimes in large flocks of its own species, 

 but generally in the company of chaffinches, and the other frequenters 

 of our rick-yards. 



Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). — Exceedingly common in this part 

 of the county. At this time of the year they congregate in flocks of 

 twenty or thirty, and frequent the hedge-rows. They are much smaller 

 and neater in shape than the house sparrow, and can be readily 

 distinguished from them, on the wing, by their shrill chirp and more 

 rapid flight. 



House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). — Very numerous. 



Greenjinch (Coccothraustes chloris). — One of our commonest birds. 

 In winter ihey congregate in large flocks, mixed up with the chaffinch 

 and yellow bunting. 



Hawfinch (Coccothraustes vulgaris). — The beautiful gardens at 

 Hawkslone are a favourite resort of this bird; it occurs there, at times, 



