The Field–fare (Turdus pilaris), iii., 125.
A common winter visitor, breeding in Norway and Sweden, and one of the eminently social birds, always travelling in large companies. Comes about the end of October, and leaves again not later than the beginning of April.
The Redwing (Turdus iliacus), iii., 126.
The habits of this bird are the same as those of the field–fare, with which it comes and goes.
The Siskin (Carduelis spinus), ii., 109.
The siskin visits us in November and December, but sometimes not for seven or eight years together, though coming plentifully when it chooses to make its appearance.
The Mealy Red–pole (Linaria canescens), ii., 112.
Comes and goes in flocks with the siskins, and at equally long and uncertain intervals.
The Common Snipe (Scolopax Gallinago), iv., 227.