A VISIT TO LUNDY. 379 



air are of continual occurrence, but, as a rule, they do not 

 appear to be attended with much bloodshed. 



The Carrion-Crow (Corvus corone) breeds on the island, and 

 is not uncommon. After the young have left the nest, twelve or 

 more of these birds may be seen together. The Rev. H. G. 

 Heaven, proprietor of the island, told me that a few years ago 

 one or two Hooded Crows (C. comix), usually only autumn and 

 winter visitors, remained during the summer, and he thought 

 that they interbred with the Carrion-Crows. This supposition 

 is in a measure confirmed by the fact that I saw several birds on 

 the island which to all appearance were hybrids between the 

 Carrion and Hooded Crows. 



The Jackdaw (C. monedula) is only a visitor, as is also the 

 Rook (O. frugilegus), and neither species has been known to 

 breed on the island ; while the Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus), 

 formerly common, has now been quite exterminated. Their final 

 disappearance is said to be due to the persecution they received 

 from the men who some years ago were engaged in quarrying 

 granite on the eastern side of the island. One of the islanders 

 told me that in former years he often saw small flocks of Choughs 

 flying about the fields, but that they no longer nested on the 

 island. The price which may be obtained for the skins and 

 eggs of these birds has done much towards banishing them from 

 many of their former haunts, but I believe a few pairs may still 

 be found on some parts of the Devonshire coasts. 



Of the smaller land birds, the commonest, during my visit, 

 were perhaps the Linnet (Linota cannabina), Wheatear, Skylark, 

 and Meadow Pipit ; while the House -Sparrow, formerly only a 

 visitor, has now established a flourishing colony on the buildings 

 of the Manor Farm. 



The following birds I also identified on Lundy during my 

 short stay : — Song-Thrush, Blackbird, Whinchat, Stonechat, 

 Greater Whitethroat, Willow-Wren, Hedge-Sparrow, Wren, 

 Yellow Wagtail, Rock-Pipit, Swallow, House-Martin, Sand- 

 Martin, Goldfinch, Yellow Bunting, Cirl Bunting, Starling, 

 Swift, Cuckoo, Cormorant, Shag, Corn-Crake, Lapwing, Golden 

 Plover, Dunlin (the last two birds both in breeding plumage), 

 and Oystercatcher. 



The Manx Shearwater (Puffinus anglorum) is also well known 



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