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Tardus iliacus.— liediving, or “ Windle .” Com¬ 
mon. In winter. 
Turdus pilaris.— Fieldfare. Common. Winter. 
Turdus roseus .—Roze Ouzel . Rarely procured. 
Summer. 
Turdus torquatus .—Ring Ouzel. Breeds on 
many of the rivers on the skirts of Dartmoor. 
Summer. 
Turdus cinclus.— Water Ouzel. Chiefly on the 
moorland rivers, but also at times builds about 
streams and rivers in cultivated districts, as at 
Yealmpton, where two pairs nestle yearly, one on 
the Yealm, and the other on a brook running to 
Kitley pond; they also stay with us through the 
winter in the vicinity of this place. 
Ampelis garrulus.— Waxwing. Rarely procured. 
Winter. I have reason to think I saw one in a 
plantation at Yealmpton in the spring of the year 
1838. Ashburton. (Dr. Tucker.) 
Loxia curvirostra.— Crossbill. An uncertain 
visitor; arriving in flocks in summer, and frequenting 
orchards. 
Loxia coccothraustes .—Hawfinch or Grosbeak. 
A very rare visitor. Winter. 
Loxia chloris .—Greenfinch or Green linnet . 
Very common. Breeds in large gardens in the 
centre of towns. 
Loxia pyrrhula .—Bullfinch or “Hoop.” Common. 
In woods and thickets. In winter in small parties 
living on groundsel seed. Mr. Comyns has a black, 
and a white specimen. 
Emberiza nivalis .—Snow bunting. Winter. 
On Dartmoor, and often shot amongst other 
small birds, as the Tawny bunting or young ; it is 
also rarely seen in open fields during winter in its 
white garb, and called by countrymen a “ white 
larky 
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