THE BIRDS OF COENWALL. 19*7 



Yellow Bunting ; resident, abundant and generally dis- 

 tributed ; a rare winter visitor to Scilly ; in winter often moves 

 restlessly in small flocks — evidently migi-atory at that season ; 

 breeds from the north of Norway to the Pyrenees. 



Girl Bunting ; resident but local ; more frequently seen in 

 the middle and west of the county than in the east ; more abun- 

 dant in winter than in summer ; almost as shy as the Hawfinch ; 

 only a few nesting places in the county, which remain unchanged 

 for years ; two nests with eggs seen near Truro in May, 1 902 ; 

 two specimens obtained at Scilly ; breeding range extends 

 from France to Algiers. 



Ortolan Bunting ; a single specimen killed at Scilly in 

 Oct., 1851; an accidental visitor to the British Isles; breeds 

 irregularly throughout Europe ; is eminently migratory. 



Reed Bunting ; resident in colonies throughout the county ; 

 a winter visitor at Scilly ; fi-equents reedy marshes ; seen in 

 1900 at Marazion and near St. Grermans ; breeds locally through- 

 out the whole of Europe. 



Snow Bunting ; a fairly constant but not very common 

 winter visitor in the west of the county, visiting Scilly in flocks ; 

 nests abundantly in the Arctic Regions and migrating as far 

 south as the Mediterranean. 



American Red -winged Starling ; an accidental visitor 

 from North America, of which a single specimen was shot at 

 Swanpool, Falmouth, in Augiist, 1881. 



Starling ; fifty years ago only a winter visitor, now a 

 generally distributed resident over the east and middle of the 

 county ; in 1900 and 1901 nested at Gwinear ; further west as yet 

 only a winter visitor ; large numbers still come in autumn and 

 leave in spring throughout the whole county, and varied 

 migratory movements are common during the winter ; breeds 

 throughout central and greater part of northern Europe. 



Rose-coloured Pastor ; a casual visitor of fairly common 

 occurrence in the west of the county from April to October ; 

 been taken once at Scilly ; rarely occurs singly ; nests in large 

 colonies in the south-east of Europe and in Italy. 



Chough ; resident in small numbers on the north coast ; 

 five adult birds seen east of Tintagel, June, 1901, two at 



