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working, with other Passeres, southward along the sand-hills. 

 Local, " Green Linnet." 



Coccothraustes vulgaris. Hawfinch. — F. Visits us in un- 

 certain numbers every winter. Have every reason to believe a 

 pair tried to nest in a market-garden a few years ago, but were 

 killed by a birdcatcher. 



Carduelis elegans. Goldfinch. — L. L. Owing to incessant 

 persecution by birdcatchers has so diminished of late years as to 

 become almost a rarity with us. A hybrid between Goldfinch 

 and Linnet netted at Acle, Sept. 4th, 1899. 



Chrysomitris spinus. Siskin. — C. An uncertain autumn 

 visitor, sometimes arriving in great numbers. 



Serinus hortulanus. Serin Finch. — R. A male example shot 

 at Yarmouth, June 13th, 1885; another netted on North Denes, 

 Feb. 5th, 1887. A pair, April 1st, 1897 (Nor. N. S.). 



Passer domesticus. House-Sparrow. — C. A great number 

 repair all through the autumn to a clump of trees near St. 

 Nicholas Church towards sunset, and chirp in chorus half an 

 hour, making a great uproar, after which they disperse to their 

 sleeping-quarters. Very destructive in villages around at harvest- 

 time. One passed me within arm's length on Jan. 17th, 1881, 

 coming from over sea with tired-out Twites, Linnets, &c. I am 

 informed that during immigration some occasionally alight on 

 lightships. My informant, an intelligent lightsman, on my 

 suggesting he may possibly have mistaken Tree-Sparrows, dis- 

 tinctly referred to them as " House "-Sparrows, which he knew 

 from P. montanus. 



P. montanus. Tree-Sparrow. — F. C. Nests in the neigh- 

 bourhood ; I have found its nest under a tile in cart-shed. Have 

 observed it arrive in October, alighting on sand-hills to rest after 

 a tiring flight across seas. 



Fringilla ccelebs. Chaffinch. — C. Great numbers arrive in 

 autumn, many often perishing. Have observed it industriously 

 feeding in winter on the seeds of Astor tripolium. The separa- 

 tion of the sexes is noticeable. Local, " Spink." 



F. montifringilla. Brambling. — C. In some winters abun- 

 dant. Winter of 1885-86 very numerous ; again in 1894-95. 

 Many dozens were caught by one birdcatcher who baited a certain 

 meadow. Mr. J. H. Gurney (Nor. N. S. vol. iv. p. 278) refers to 



