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very large flocks of Sparrows appeared in the hedges and stubbles 

 near the sea, and on Oct. 21st swarms of these birds were present 

 in the same situations. 



P. montanus (Linn.). Tree-Sparrow. — I saw a few Tree- 

 Sparrows in a hedge at Grainsby on Oct. 1st. On Nov. 9th I 

 noticed several among the flocks of House-Sparrows in the 

 vicinity of the coast. 



Fringilla ccelebs, Linn. Chaffinch. — Chaffinches were very 

 abundant on the coast on Oct. 21st, and as usual all were cocks. 



F. montifringilla, Linn. Brambling. — Bramblings were very 

 scarce all through the autumn. I procured a female on Sept. 23rd 

 on a hedge near the sea-bank at Marshchapel. 



Linota cannabina (Linn.). Linnet. — Very large flocks on the 

 coast in hedges, stubbles, and " fitties " on Sept. 20th, and still 

 more abundant on 25th. 



L.flavirostris (Linn.). Twite. — Two or three Twites arrived 

 on North Cotes " fitties " on Oct. 3rd. I saw a small flock quite 

 a mile inland on 5th, and a large flock appeared on North Cotes 

 " fitties V on 22nd. 



Emberiza citrinella, Linn. Yellowhammer. — Very abundant 

 near the coast in hedges and turnip-fields on Oct. 4th and 5th. 



E. schceniclus, Linn. Reed-Bunting. — One or two appeared 

 on the coast on Sept. 30th. 



Plectrophenax nivalis (Linn.). Snow-Bunting. — Very scarce ; 

 a few young birds and one adult appeared on the sea-bank at 

 North Cotes on Nov. 19th. 



Sturnus vulgaris, Linn. Starling. — Large flocks in the vicinity 

 of the coast, and others coming in and passing inland to S.W. 

 on Sept. 20th. On 25th a similar migration, but in larger num- 

 bers. On Oct. 2nd and 3rd small straggling flocks were passing 

 inland to N.W. all day. The same passage continued on 4th, 

 but the flocks were larger and not so frequent, and some of them 

 were going south. 



Corvus monedula, Linn. Jackdaw. — On Oct. 21st I saw a 

 flock of about twenty Jackdaws come in from the sea, flying 

 from E. to W. at a considerable height. 



C. corone, Linn. Carrion-Crow. — About half a dozen Carrion 

 Crows near the coast at North Cotes on Sept. 25th. These birds 

 were unusually abundant during the autumn, exceeding the Grey 



