242 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
Rook, Corvus frugilegus.x—Resident and numerous. 
Jackdaw, Corvus monedula.—Very numerous in this district on 
account of the great facilities afforded for building in the ruined 
abbeys and castles. 
Magpie, Pica caudata.—Very common. 
Tree Creeper, Certhia familiaris.—Occasionally seen here. In 
the fine old timber of the demesne of Belleek Manor, near Ballina, 
it is resident and common. 
Wren, Troglodytes vulgaris.—Common. 
Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus.—A regular summer visitant. 
Kingfisher, Alcedo ispida.—Occasionally seen in winter, when a 
solitary bird sometimes visits the shores of the Estuary. 
Common Swallow, Hirundo rustica. — Regularly visits this 
district about the middle of April. The dates of its appearance 
for the last few years are as follows :—1872, 13th; 1873, 16th; 
1874, 8th; 1875, 16th; 1876, 18th; and 1877, 12th of April. 
House Martin, Hirwndo urbica, Sand Martin, Hirundo riparia, 
and Swift, Cypselus apus.—Regular summer visitants, the Swift 
making its appearance later than either Swallows or Martins. 
Nightjar, Caprimulgus europeus.— Very rare: I only once 
“came across it, when I found a dead bird in one of my fields, on 
the 15th September, 1860. I believe, however, that it is not 
uncommon in summer about Hazelwood, near Sligo, about thirty 
miles from this place. 
(To be continued.) 
ON THE CLAIM OF THE PINE GROSBEAK TO BE 
REGARDED AS A BRITISH BIRD. 
By J. H. Gurney, Jun. 
SoME time ago I set to work to examine into the claim of the 
Pine Grosbeak to be retained in the list of British Birds. I found 
that a good deal of misapprehension about it prevailed amongst 
the authors whose works JI consulted, and my notes accumulated 
in proportion to my researches. My papers were then laid aside, | 
in the hope that time might unravel some of the intricacies which 
baffled me. As J now see no prospect, however, of getting any 
further information on the subject, I willingly accede to the 
