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change and reduplication ; after which it soon ceases alto- 

 gether, although Specimens are seen, in small companies, 

 to the heginning of July ; when the old Birds disappear 

 altogether, at nearly the same day. A Bird of the year 

 was shot August 29, 1837. 



CAROLINA CUCKOW. Coccyzus Americanus. Jenyns, 

 p. 155. Ey ton's rarer Birds, p. 23, One is recorded as 

 having been found in Cornwall. 



ROLLER. Coracias Garrula. Jenyns, p. 156. Bewiek's 

 Br. B., vol. 1, p. 117. Pennant mentions one shot in Corn- 

 wall, and another was killed near Falmouth, Oct. 4, 1822. 



BEE EATER. Merops Apiaster. Jenyns, p. 156. Bewick's 

 Br. B., vol. 1, last Edition. Drew (Hist, of Cornwall, 

 2 vols. 4to.,) records the occurrence of four Specimens in 

 the parish of Madern, in 1807 ; and from G. S. Borlase, 

 Esq., of Helston, whose decease I lament to see announced 

 whilst writing this, I have been informed that a flock of 

 twelve came near that Town in 1828 ; of which eleven 

 were shot. 



* KINGFISHER. Alcedo Ispida. Jenyns, p. 157. Be- 

 wick's Br. B., vol. 2, p. 34. Common. 



SWALLOWS. 



* SWALLOW. Hirundo Rustica. Jenyns, p. 157. Be- 

 wick's Br. B., vol. 1, p. 259. Abundant in Summer. The 

 following are the first dates of its being seen : the earliest 

 April the 4th, the greatest number of appearances, in the 

 second and third weeks of that month, and the latest, May 

 5th. The disappearance, first in September 24, 1816, the 

 greatest number in October, and the latest November 1st, 

 1805. It often builds in Caves on the Sea Shore. 



* MARTIN. H. Urbica. Jenyns, p. 158. Bewick's Br. B., 

 vol. 1, p. 264. Ahundant in Summer, but many that leave 

 us in Autumn, never return in Spring. It sometimes forms 

 its nest in Caverns on the Sea Shore ; but although in these 

 circumstances both it and the Swallow fly boldly into the 

 Cavern, the Nests are well concealed in crevices. The 

 first appearances, from April 6th, to May 5th, embracing 

 as in the instance of the Swallow, a period of 25 years : the 

 period of disappearance, from September 28th, to December 

 7th. The dates given for the arrival of these Birds, noted 

 only the first that are seen in each year; but they continue 

 to cross the Channel in small parties through nearly all the 

 month of May, and it often happens that some are seen for 

 a few days, and then no more for a week or two, without 

 the occurrence of any weather that can be supposed to 

 have caused them to hide themselves. The circumstance 

 therefore is explained by the supposition that they are not 



