222 RALFE: BIRDS OF LONAN, ISLE OF MAN. 
Fieldfare. Turdus pilaris. 
*Blackbird. Turdus merula. 
Wheatear. Saxicola cenanthe. I have no proof of the breed- 
ing of this bird, which occurs on migration seemingly in sparing 
numbers. 
Whinchat. Pratincola rubetra. I am not aware that this 
bird has ever before been recorded in the Isle of Man, but. 
I saw a single specimen at Laxey, April 1897; there could be 
no question as to the identity of the bird, which was a brightly 
plumaged male, made very conspicuous by its eye-stripe. 
*Stonechat. Pratincola rubicola. I think the Stonechat must 
have suffered severely from the terrible weather of Feb. 1895; 
at all events I did not see a single one in the district during 
the whole succeeding part of the year. 
*Redbreast. Erithacus rubecula. 
*Whitethroat. Sylvia cinerea. 
*Goldcrest. Regulus cristatus. 
*“Chiffchaff. Phylloscopus rufus, Have heard it in planta: 
tions, but it is probably not abundant. 
“Willow Wren. Phylioscopus trochilus. 
“Hedge Sparrow. Accentor modularis. 
“Great Titmouse. Parus major, Well distributed. 
*? Cole Tit. Parus ater. Parties in the plantations above 
Laxey all through the winter. > 
“Wren. Troglodytes parvulus. . 
“Pied Wagtail. Motacilla lugubris. Not very frequent. : 
*? Grey3Wagtail. Motacilla melanope. A few haunt oe 
neighbourhood in winter, frequenting with impartiality th 
polluted waters of the main Laxey stream, the crystal yor se 
flashing rapids of its Glenroy tributary, and the little eae 
and ditches at the edges of the fields and tramway line abo 
the village. ad 
*Meadow Pipit. Anthus pratensis. A very pect: oo 
characteristic bird, and often the only species which ee is 
to the high moorlands, up to whose loftiest hilltops ? 
resident in summer. t the 
*Rock Pipit. Anthus obscurus. Equally common 4 
tide-edge and along the brows. 
Golden Oriole. Oriolus galbula. The only Manxs 
a female, was recorded from Laxey, in April 1879 
P. M. C. Kermode. aaa, 
pecimed, 
by Mr. 
