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A CORNISH FAUNA. 



Crested Lark, A. cristata. The discovery of this species in this 

 district took place at about the period of the publication of 

 the 1st supplemental number to Yarrell's History of Birds, 

 the bird not having" been recognized as British at the time 

 of the publication of his work. 



"Wood Lark, A. arborea ; local. 



Short-toed Lark, A. brachydactyla ; very rare ; a specimen shot 



at Scilly on September 23rd, 1854. 

 Snow Bunting, Emberiza nivalis ; not uncommon in the autumn 



months. 



Common Bunting, E. miliaria ; generally distributed. 

 Black-headed Bunting, E. schcenieulus ; not uncommon in marshes 



where bushes grow. 

 Yellow Bunting, E. citrinella ; generally distributed in every 



hedge-row. 

 Cirl Bunting, E. eirlus ; not uncommon. 



Ortolan Bunting, E. hortulana ; very rare : one specimen was 

 killed on a wall at Trescoe Abbey, Scilly, in 1851. 



Chaffinch, Fringilla ccelebs ; generally distributed. 



Mountain Finch, F. montifringilla ; winter visitant in severe 

 weather. 



Tree Sparrow, F. Montana ; very rare. 



House Sparrow, F. domestica ; generally distributed. 



Greenfinch, F. chloris ; generally distributed. 



Hawfinch, Coccothraustes vulgaris; winter visitant : appears singly, 



and sometimes in small flocks, at uncertain intervals. 

 Goldfinch, Carduelis elegans ; rather locally distributed. 

 Siskin, Fringilla spinus ; winter visitant. 

 Common Linnet, Zinaria linota ; universally distributed. 

 Lesser Hedpole, L. minor ; very rare throughout the county. 

 Mountain Linnet, L. montana ; rare. 



Bullfinch, Pyrrhula vulgaris; locally distributed and nowhere 

 numerous. 



Common Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra ; rare : seen at distant and 

 uncertain intervals in small flocks. 



White-winged Crossbill, L. bi-fasciata ; rare : an adult bird killed 

 at Larrigan, near Penzance, some years since. 



Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris ; Cornish : universally distri- 

 buted in the winter months, in flocks ; rare in summer. 



