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GARDEN LISTS OF BIRDS.
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Notes.—Besides the Birds on the above list, escaped Parrots of two species visited the garden without being secured; and a wandering Peacock spent several days with us, and then left again.

Black Redstart.—Only one example seen at the beginning of March; this proved a young male of the preceding year, and was in the Ruticilla cairii plumage.

Hawfinch.—A winter visitor, frequenting the gardens until April, and then departing just when we were hoping they would nest.

Siskin.—A cage containing two tame Siskins was hanging near an open window, when one day a small flock of wild ones visited them, several coming into the room, the rest remaining on an acacia just outside.

Although the Cirl Bunting was not uncommon in the district, and was several times noted just outside my bounds, I was never able to include it in my garden list.

List No. II.—St. Lawrence, Pembrokeshire.

Birds observed at Stone Hall, in the parish of St. Lawrence, Pembrokeshire, between 1880 and 1888.

Here the elevation was about 250 feet; the gardens and shrubberies extended to about twelve acres, with small woods adjoining. In the garden was a small stream and an old fishpond; below the house, a quarter of a mile distant, ran a good Trout stream. The sea, at St. Bride's Bay, was five miles to the west; the general character of the surrounding country was moory, with patches of meadow and arable land.

Mistle Thrush, b. Dipper, b. House Martin, b.
Song Thrush, b. Long-tailed Tit, b. Sand Martin.
Redwing. Great Tit, b. Greenfinch, b.
Fieldfare. Coal Tit, b. Goldfinch, b.
Blackbird, b. Marsh Tit, b. Siskin.
Wheatear. Blue Tit, b. House Sparrow, b.
Redbreast, b. Wren, b. Chaffinch, b.
Whitethroat, b. Tree Creeper, b. Linnet, b.
Blackcap, b. Pied Wagtail, b. Lesser Redpoll.
Golden-crested Wren, b. Grey Wagtail, b. Bullfinch, b.
Chiffchaff, b. Tree Pipit. Yellow Bunting, b.
Willow Wren, b. Meadow Pipit. Reed Bunting.
Icterine Warbler. Spotted Flycatcher, b. Starling, b.
Hedge Sparrow, b. Swallow, b. Jay, b.