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It is more numerous perhaps in Guernsey and Sark than in Alderney; it is also pretty common in Jethou and Herm. It is included in Professor Ansted's list, but only marked as occurring in Guernsey and Sark. There is no specimen in the Museum. GOLDFINCH. Carduelis elegans, Stephens. French, "Chardonneret," "Grosbec chardonneret." The Goldfinch is resident in and breeds in all the Islands.
HAWFINCH. Coccothraustes vulgaris, Pallas. French, "Grosbec." The Hawfinch or Grosbeak, as it is occasionally called, is by no means common in Guernsey, and I have never seen it there myself, but I have a skin of one killed in the Catel Parish in December, 1878; and Mr.
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The Siskin, however, is not mentioned in Professor Ansted's list, and there is no specimen at present in the Museum. LINNET. Linota cannabina, Linnaeus. French, "Linotte," "Grosbec linotte." The Linnet is resident and the most numerous bird in the Islands by far, outnumbering even the House Sparrow, and it is equally common and breeds in all the Islands.
So probably its numbers are occasionally increased by migratory flocks in the winter. Professor Ansted includes the Goldfinch in his list, but marks it as occurring only in Guernsey and Sark. There is no specimen in the Museum. SISKIN. Carduelis spinus, Linnaeus. French, "Tarin," "Grosbec tarin."
BRAMBLING. Fringilla montifringilla, Linnaeus. French, "Pinson d'Ardennes." "Grosbec d'Ardennes." The Brambling can only be considered an occasional autumn and winter visitant, and probably never very numerous. I have never seen the bird in the Channel Islands myself. I have, however, one specimen a female killed in Brock Road, Guernsey, in December, 1878, and I have been informed by Mr.
The Hawfinch is included in Professor Ansted's list, and by him marked as occurring only in Guernsey. There are two specimens in the Museum. GREENFINCH. Coccothraustes chloris, Linnaeus. French, "Grosbec verdier," "Verdier ordinaire." The Greenfinch is a common resident, and breeds in all the Islands, but is certainly not quite so common as in England.
It is included in Professor Ansted's list, and marked as occurring in Sark only. I have not seen a specimen at Mr. Couch's, or any of the other bird-stuffers, but there is one in the Museum and some eggs, all of which are probably Guernsey. HOUSE SPARROW. Passer domesticus, Linnaeus. French, "Moineau domestique," "Grosbec moineau."
The young wheat, however, is still a temptation, and is accordingly punished by the Sparrows. The House Sparrow is mentioned by Professor Ansted in his list, but no letters are given marking the general distribution over the Islands, probably because it is so generally spread over them. The local Guernsey-French name is "Grosbec," for which see Métivier's 'Dictionary.
The Yellow Hammer is included in Professor Ansted's list, and marked as occurring in Guernsey and Sark. There are also a pair in the Museum. CHAFFINCH. Fringilla caelebs, Linnaeus. French, "Pinson ordinaire," "Grosbec pinson." The Chaffinch is resident, tolerably common, and generally distributed throughout the Islands, but is nowhere so common as in England.
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