32 THE NATURALIST IN BBEMUDA. 



were killed in April, 1850 ; they seemed to have arrived at 

 the same time with the summer red birds. Mr Hurdis 

 gave me a male specimen, which had been obtained near the 

 south shore. 



Lessee Eedpole (Linaria minor). Dr. Cole (20th Eegi- 

 ment), shot a specimen on the 8th February, 1847; I kiUed 

 another at the upper part of Hamilton water, 11th October, 

 1847 ; and one or two other specimens were afterwards ob- 

 tained ; one, on the 24th January, 1850, by Mr. Marriott, 

 of H. M. Customs. 



The Crossbill [Loxia curvirostra). A specimen of this 

 bird was captured in the dockyard, at Ireland Island, 20th 

 January,. 1850, and got quite tame, and lived for several 

 days in my room, but poisoned itself by eating part of a 

 composite candle, which it had nearly cut in half with its 

 strong bill during the night. I shot three specimens near 

 Mr. Ewing's house, 5th April, 1850, and saw a small flock 

 on several occasions, near Pitt's Bay, but they were so shy, 

 I could not get near them. They disappeared early in May. 



White-winged Crossbill {S. leucopterd). Mr. Falconer 

 presented Mr. Hurdis with a beautiful male specimen, 

 which one of his pupils had killed on the 11th May, 1852. 

 This bird is now in my collection ; it was in the mottled 

 plumage of carmine and black, with a touch of yellow on 

 the rump. The same lad who killed this bird had another 

 in his possession, in grey plumage. Mr. Hurdis also ex- 

 amined a female specimen, preserved by Lieut, (now Capt.) 

 Clutterbuck (56th Regt.), which had been shot at Somerset, 

 in March, 1852. 



American Crow {Corvus Americanus). A few of these 

 birds are generally to be seen, between the lighthouse and 



