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zontal. These leaves, which are extremely hard and tough, are round, 

 scabrous, strongly imbricated, and exhibit at the footstalks flowers, 

 which are sessile, and of a violet colour, somewhat approaching to red. 

 Although very familiar with the genera Triptilion, Escallonia, Muti- 

 sia, Viola, the particular aspect of these alpine species caused me to 

 mistake them entirely, and I did not discover to what genus they be- 

 longed, until I studied them after my return." 



Migratory birds in Cornwall. — I have taken the liberty of 

 sending to you a list of birds that frequent this neighbourhood in the 

 summer ; together with a few others which visit us in the winter. 

 Should you deem them worthy of insertion in the " Field Naturalist," 

 you will oblige your constant reader, 



Those marked with an asterisk are rare. 



ChifF Chaff ( Trochilus rufa) - 

 Swallows;}: (Hirundo, rustica and urbica) 

 Curlew, (Scolopaw Arquata) - 

 Reed Bird (Ripwcola arundinacea) - 

 Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) - 

 Whitethroat (Sylvia cinerea) 

 Turtle Dove (Columha Turtur) 

 Bearded Tit* (Parns Biarmicus) 

 Black-cap Warbler* (Sylvia Atricapi/la) - 

 Spotted Fly Catcher* (Muscicapa Grisola) 

 Red-backed Shrike* (Lanius Collurio) 



The following birds visit us in the fall of the year and depart in 

 spring: — wild goose, wild duck, wigeon, teal, heron, woodcock, snipe, 

 lapwing, dottrel, terns, redwing, bluebird, and kingfisher ; after minute 

 observation I may venture to say none of these birds breed here. 



The long tail tits, together with a host of golden-crested wrens and 

 other tits, I have observed this winter (as is usual with them) con- 

 gregated together, flying from tree to tree in perfect friendship. 



P.S. Should these my first gleanings be acceptable, I shall always feel 

 happy in doing my best endeavours to contribute to your interesting 

 Magazine. E. P. 



Penzance, Cornwall. 



Arrival . 



Departure. 



2nd April 



lat. end Sept. 



14th do. 



begin. Oct. 



22nd do. 



middle Aug. 



26th do. 



lat. end Sept. 



28th do, 



begin. Aug. 



1st May 



begin. Sept. 



5th do. 



middle do. 



do. do. 



do. do. 



do. do. 



do, do. 



middle do. 



middle do. 



do. do. 



begin, do. 



\ The Swift and Bank Martin are very rare in this neighbourhood. 



