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Fringilla ccelebs (L.), Chaffinch. — Spring : March 27th, Late- 

 ness, one at lantern from 2 to 4 a.m. ; April 23d, Langness, one 

 at 10 a.m. 



Autumn : October 7th, Helwick l.v., a large number ; 8th, 

 Cardigan Bay L.v., two ; 20th, South Stack, one at lantern, and 

 Cardigan Bay L.v., two on board at 7.30 a.m. ; 25th, Portland, 

 sixty at 2 p.m. ; 26th, Cardigan Bay L.v., two ; November 1st, 

 Scarweather l.v, about fifty at 1.30 p.m. This species appears 

 to be chiefly noted at the light- vessels during the daytime. 



Fringilla montifringilla (L.), Brambling. — October 25th, 

 Bishop Bock, many " Copperfinches " from 9 p.m. to midnight ; 

 26th, Nash, many ; November 25th, Bishop Bock, a " Copper- 

 finch." 



Linota cannabina (L.), Linnet. — Spring : April 5th, Eddy- 

 stone, two caught at 9 p.m. 



Autumn : August 2 2d, Langness, a small flock at noon ; 

 October 5th, Langness, a flock at 9 a.m., and Portland, three or 

 four from 1 to 3 a.m. ; 28th, Carnarvon Bay L.V., with Finches 

 all day; November 26th, Plymouth Breakwater, two at 10 



P.M. 



Linota rufescens (Vieill.), Lesser Bedpole. — October 15th, 

 South Stack, one caught at 7.30 p.m. 



Flectrophanes nivalis (L.), Snow Bunting. — September 26th, 

 Bishop Bock, one old bird. 



Emberiza miliaria, L., Corn Bunting. — Autumn : September 

 3d, *Nash, fifteen to twenty between 2.15 to 3 A.M., eight killed. 



Agelams phceniceus (L.), Bed- winged Starling. — October 27th, 

 Nash, one struck and captured at 3 a.m. Mr Nicholas had in- 

 tended to forward this specimen to me, but during his absence 

 for a few moments it was most unfortunately carried off by a 

 cat. He had, however, no difficulty in identifying the bird 

 from the description given in John's " British Birds," and 

 promptly reported the occurrence. A skin of the species (an 

 adult) was at once forwarded to him in order to test his identi- 

 fication of the bird, and he replied " that the bird killed very 

 much resembled the one sent, except that the yellow on the 

 wings was rather paler ; the tips of the wings and the back of 

 the neck were more sooty black, and I think it was a little 

 larger ; " — a description indicating an immature specimen. 

 During the late hours of the 26th of October and the early ones 



