_Cold Harbour._--The goldfinches which have remained among the valleys of
the Brighton Downs during the winter are called, says Mr. {341} Knox, by
the catchers, "harbour birds, meaning that they have sojourned or
harboured, as the local expression is, here during the season." Does not
this, with the fact of a place in Pembroke being called Cold Blow, added to
the many places with the prefix Cold, tend to confirm the supposition that
the numerous cold harbours were places of protection against the winter
winds?