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PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
Parus caeruleus. Common ; breeds. I met an instance of this bird’s building in 
the inside of a pump, which was in constant use. 
„ palustris. The rarest of our tits. It has only come under my notice at 
Donnybrook in four instances. On one occasion I shot a hen and three 
young birds at one shot. 
„ ater. Rather scarce at Donnybrook. 
,, caudatus. A winter visitant only at Donnybrook. Breeds at Rathgar and 
in the Phoenix Park. 
Motacilla Yarrellii. Common. 
,, boarula. Do.; but rarer than last. 
,, flava. Rare; local. I have met this bird on the Dodder and at 
Rathgar. 
Anthus arboreus (?). I shot a bird in the winter of 1847, which I believe to be of 
this species. 
,, pratensis. Common. 
,, petrosus. Strands; common. 
Bombycilla garrula. A specimen shot at Sandymount, in 1852. 
Alauda arvensis. Common. 
,, arborea. Occasional. Bred here in 1850. In the previous winter I had 
remarked the bird in u bunches” along with A. arvensis. 
Plectrophanes nivalis. Pigeonhouse-wall. 
Emberiza miliaria. Rather a rare bird in Donnybrook ; a pair or two build every 
year there. 
,, citrinella. Very common. 
,, schceniclus. Rare; at Donnybrook; one pair generally build here yearly. 
Fringilla ccelebs. Very common. 
,, montifringilla. Rare. I shot a hen bird, in the winter of 1847, at 
Donnybrook, and a pair, in the same locality, February, 1848. 
Passer domesticus. Very common. 
Coccothraustes chloris. Common; flock in the autumn, and feed on the seeds 
of the grasses. 
„ vulgaris. I met one of these birds in the neighbourhood of Rathgar, 
in the summer of 1851; I have also met them in the Phoenix 
Park. 
Carduelis elegans. Rare at Donnybrook ; in the Dodder glens frequent; breeds 
at Donnybrook ; also found at Kingstown. 
,, spinus. An occasional visitant and resident. I first met this bird, De¬ 
cember, 1846, on Sandymount Marsh, on the alders ; there were a pair, 
and one of these I shot the following February. I again met them, in 
large flocks, at Major Sirr’s, Ranelagh, in compan}^ with the lesser 
redpole, feeding on the alders. These birds remained there from De¬ 
cember, 1847, up to April, 1848. During 1847 there were a pair 
which, I believe, bred in the Bishop’s Field. I found a male also, as 
noted, in Sandymount Marsh, January 25, 1849. I have seen them 
also in Rathgar. 
Linaria cannabina. Common. 
,, minor. Do. 
,, flavirostris. A winter visitant during three years ; these birds bred, in some 
low shrubs, in the Bishop’s Field, in numbers. These shrubs are now 
pulled up, and last year I saw only one pair. 
„ borealis (?). I have several times met individuals resembling this species ; 
but it is very difficult to distinguish between it and L. minor. 
Pyrrhula vulgaris. A very rare bird at this side of Dublin. I have only seen one 
in the Bishop’s Field during the last eight or nine years ; they some¬ 
times, however, occur in large flocks in the neighbouring plantations. 
Sturnus vulgaris. Very common. 
Corvas corax. Killiney Hill and Dodder valley. 
,, corone. A young bird of this species was shot by my brother, J. H. Kina- 
han, Esq., in the Bishop’s Field, some years ago. 
„ cornix. Too common. 
