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ilferops Apiaster, Bee-eater. In the parish of Madern, in 1807, four of 

 these birds were discovered, and two of them shot. DreiVy Hist. Cornwall. — 

 t/^upa J5J'pops, Hoopoe ; rare. Three specimens, which came under my 

 notice, were killed in April. J. A pair shot in Lansallos parish. C. One 

 shot at Mewbilly : having been oliiy slightly wounded, it was put in a cage, 

 where it lived a few days. 



^'mpelis garrulus, Waxen Chatterer. A specimen shot at Restonnel, 

 January, 1829. 



Loxia curvirostra. Crossbill; scarce. I kept one of these birds for a 

 considerable time in a cage, where its manners were very amusing, and 

 resembled those of a parrot : its song was pretty, but uttered only when the 

 bird was alone. Three of these birds were brought from the Continent in 

 a cage made of fir, which they almost tore to pieces ; probably from their 

 eagerness to get at the turpentine, for they did not meddle with an oaken 

 cage. C. — L. Coccothraustes, Hawfinch. A male was killed near Looe, 

 Nov. 1828; another escaped. — L. Pyrrhula, Bullfinch; abundant in gardens 

 in spring; in the winter seldom seen, but in low marshy places. 



Emberiza Cirhis ; not uncommon. I have seen this bird erect a crest. C. 



i^ringilla Montifringilla ; in the winter, but rare. 



^lauda campestris. Rock Lark ; common on all our cliffs and beaches. — 

 A. minor. Tree Lark; in summer. 



ilibtacilla Boarula, Grey Wagtail ; in winter it is never seen with the 

 mark on the breast. — M. flava. Yellow Wagtail ; not seen in summer, but 

 common in spring and autumn. — M. modularis. Hedge Sparrow. I have 

 frequently observed large excrescences on the bill and legs, J. — M. pro- 

 vincialis, Dartford Warbler ; rather scarce, but seen both in summer and 

 winter. — M. CEnknthe, Wheatear ; common ; sometimes met with in winter, 

 when it changes colour entirely, except the rump, which always remains 

 white ; the rest of the body is light brown ; the quills and tail edged with 

 brown; visits us about middle of March, crossing the channel so early as 

 to show that it must have taken wing before daybreak. None ai'rive 

 after midday. — 31. Phoenicurus, Redstart ; very rare. I believe I have 

 seen two or three in winter. C. The only one I ever saw here was caught 

 in a house at Falmouth, October, 1822. J. I saw one near St. German's, 

 May, 1829. L. 



Turdus torquatus. Ring Ouzel ; scarce. — T. roseus. Rose-coloured 

 Thrush. One shot in his garden at Lostwithiel, some years since, by P. 

 Pomery, Esq., and now in his possession. L. 



i/irundo riparia. Sand Marten ; not common. 



Columba Purtur, Turtledove ; scarce. I have only met with it in spring 

 and autumn. J. 



Tetrao Tetrix, Black Game; killed at Wadebridge, in the winter of 

 1821. — T. Coturnix, Quail; not very common; sometimes remains 

 throvigh the winter. 



Rallus Porzdna^ Spotted Rail; rare. 



iSturnus vulgaris. Starling; seen in winter only. — S. Cinclus, Water 

 - Ouzel. 



Tringa pugnax. Ruff. A specimen of the Reeve was killed near Truro 

 in March, 1829; the only one I have seen in the coimty. J. — T. nigricans. 

 Purple Sandpiper. — T. interpres, Turnstone. — T. Sqiiatarola, Grey Plover. 

 — T. islandica. Red Sandpiper. Two were purchased in Falmouth market, 

 in April, 1822. ,/. — T. ochropus. Green Sandpiper. One killed at Hy- 

 thian, and another at Paramoor, 1824. — T. pygmae'us. Pygmy Curlew ; not 

 uncommon at Swanpool, near Falmouth, where I have known several killed. 

 J. — T. pusilla. Little Stint. I have several times shot this species at Swan- 

 pool, singly ; but once saw a flock often or twelve there. The bill and legs 

 of this species sufficiently distinguish it from T. minuta, being much stouter. 



