on the Migration of Birds. 123 ; 
Scolopax Rufticola—rhe Woodcock. 
The firft appearance of the Woodcock, according to my journal 
during fixteen years, has been generally in Oétober, never earlier 
than the 12th of that month; and as to its continuance with us, I 
never faw it later than the roth of April. We have had two or 
three inftances, in this neighbourhood, of young Woodcocks being 
fhot in the fummer-time; and I think I once faw an egg of this 
bird taken out of a neft in the neighbourhood : but their breeding 
here is very uncommon, and owing, I fuppofe, to accident; the 
old ones perhaps having been wounded by fportfmen in the winter, 
and fo difabled from taking a long journey in the fpring. 
Scolopax Gallinago—the Snipe. 
This bird alfo generally makes its firft appearance in O&ober : I 
once faw it fo early as the 29th of September, and the 14th of April 
was the laft of my feeing it here. 
Scolopax Gallinula—the Jack Snipe. 
This bird is not fo frequently met with as the foregoing, fo that 
I cannot fpeak with certainty as to its appearance; though I believe 
it is fome time later than the common Snipe, the earlieft of my fee- 
ing it being the 20th of November, generally not before December; 
though it feems to continue with us late, as I have feen it on the 
19th of April. 
Corvus Cornix—the Roy/fon Crow. 
This bird, being feldom feen far from the fea-coaft, has not been 
very frequently obferved by me. The earlieft of its appearance, ac- 
cording to my journals, was the 17th of October; and I never faw 
it after the 14th of April, that beng the lateft of my obferving it, 
according to my notes. | 
R 2 : Turdus 
