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*Swallow. Hirundo rustica. Not abundant. On 31st March, 
1897, a cold day of a cold spring, a single Swallow appeared at 
Laxey Bridge—a very early date. 
*Martin. Hirundo urbica. 1 only know of one colony, a small 
one in a recess of the rocky coast, in close vicinity to nesting 
places of Raven, Peregrine Falcon, and Herring Gull. 
Sand Martin. Hirundo riparia. I once saw a few passing on 
migration. 
Goldfinch. Carduelis elegans. Has become rare. I only 
once saw it, a small flock last winter. 
*Greenfinch. Ligurinus chloris. In suitable localities. 
*Common Sparrow. Passer domesticus. 
*Chaffinch. Fringilla ccelebs. Very abundant. This and the 
Yellow-Hammer are the characteristic small birds. 
*Linnet. Linota cannabina. 
*Common Bunting. Emberiza miliaria. Have seen it in 
only one or two places ; it is said it was once common, and was 
eaten under the name of ‘Barley-bird.’ For the last two 
summers a Bunting might any day be seen on the telegraph 
wires at a certain spot on the Ramsey Road, two miles north of 
Laxey. 
*Yellow-Hammer. Emberiza citrinella. 
“Skylark. Alauda arvensis. 
*Common Starling. Sturnus vulgaris. Seen in all cultivated 
parts, but not very abundant. 
[*Chough. Pyrrhocorax graculus. Seemingly extinct. For- 
merly found in numbers on the rocky coast north of Laxey. 
“Magpie. Pica caudata. A very conspicuous and dominant 
bird in the district. I have seen as many as forty coming In 
together to roost in a certain plantation. Mr. E. Rydings tells 
me of a Magpie which was accustomed in the early morning i 
give repeated taps at the windows of his own and a neighbour's 
house at Laxey. 
*Jackdaw. Corvus monedula. Common on the coast, also in 
the village. : 
“Hooded Crow. Corvus cornix. A conspicuous bird of the 
Coast, pairs year by year, frequenting a certain short range for 
breeding purposes, though seemingly using each season a 
separate nest. It breeds also inland, in trees in the glen, but 
is said to have decreased in numbers. Having been told by 
—— gi Fargher, of Cronk-e-Chule, that there was near Agneash 
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