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Natural History in the English Counties, 



Arrival of the Summer Birds of Passage^ in the Neighbourhood of Carlisle^ 

 in the Year 1808. — Sand marten (ifirundo riparia), April 4.; swallow 

 (J7irundo rustica), 18; marten (^irundo urbica), 28 ; swift (Pypsetus ^'pus), 

 29. Goat-sucker (Caprimulgus europae'us). May 3. Pied flycatcher (Mus- 

 cicipa Atricapllla), April 27. I have no doubt the pied flycatcher arrived 

 before the 27th of April, but it being a scarce species, and the situation it 

 frequents at some distance, I had not an opportunity of visiting the locality 

 before the day above named ; it was seen on the 1 4th of April, last year, 

 near the same place. Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa gaisila),May 1 4. Wheat- 

 ear, or fallow-chat (Saxicola vendutie), April 19; whin-chat (Saxlcola ru- 

 betra), 27 ; redstart (Sylvia Phoeniciirus), 1 7 ; black-cap (Curruca Atricapllla), 

 24 ; white-throat (Curriica Sylvia), 27 j wood-wren (Curruca sibillatrix), 29. 

 Pettichaps (Curruca hort^nsis). May 8. Sedge-warbler (Curruca salicarica), 

 April 28. Grashopper warbler (Curriica locust^lla). May 1. Yellow wren 

 (iJdgulus rrochilus), April 14; yellow wagtail (ikfotacilla flava), 14. The 

 other two species of wagtail, viz. M. alba and M. boarula, are both indi- 

 genous here, some of each staying the whole year. Field-lark, or titling 

 (^'nthus trivialis), April 29; cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), 23; wryneck 

 (Funx Torquilla), 17 ; corncrake, or land rail (Ortygometra Cr^x), 20. 



You will perceive I have adopted the generic and specific names made 

 use of by Dr. Fleming, in his History of British Animals recently published. 

 I have the honour to be, Sir, &c. — T. C. Heysham. Carlisle, June 5. 1828. 



Rare Birds shot in the Neighbourhood of Yarmouth. — J'nas nyraca (cas- 

 taneous duck), an old male bird, taken May 20. (Bewick's Supplement.) 

 Tringa hyperborea (red-necked phalarope), male, taken first week in June. 

 (Bewick's Supp.) Lai'irus minutus (least gull), male, taken in February. 

 (Bewiek.) Colymbus auritus (least-eared grebe), male, taken in May. (Be- 

 wick.) ^'nas fuligula (tufted duck), male and female, ^^nas glacialis (sea 

 pheasant), male and female, taken in February. (Bewick.) A'lca alee (little 

 - auk), male, (Bewick.) Two rare birds, 



^^^^^z*-- (T-^sj called the Kentish or Alexandrian Plover, 

 Xsiifl^ W^^ ^S>W ^^^ ^"* °^ which I cannot strictly give a cot- 

 ^B' ^Sf K^^^^l ^^ct name or reference, and a fine specimen 



of the Procellaria Leachii, were taken here 

 a short time since : the last is a very rare 

 bird. \Temminck,)—T. W. S. June 20. 

 1828. 



himna minor (the lesser duck's-meat) 

 (fig. 155.) and major (fig. 156.) are 

 very abundant 

 in the ditches 

 in this neighbourhood ; but I never saw any off 

 the species in flower till the other day, when I 

 found almost every plant of iemna minor in 

 blossom. — D. Stock. Bungay, June II. 1828. 



In the vicinity of London, iemna minor may 

 always be found in flower in the beginning of 

 June, and LSivana. trisulca, rather later, is not 

 rare. L. major (L. polyrrhiza of authors) has 

 not been found in flower in England, and 

 L. gibba but seldom. — J. D. C. S. 



Rare Insects found in Huntingdonshire. — ^The 

 following insects, among many others, were 

 found by myself and W. S. Gray, Esq., of St. 

 John's College, Cambridge, at Monk's Wood, 

 Sawtry, Huntingdonshire, on the 16th, 17th, and 18th of last June, viz. Picris 

 Ctetae gi, Melitae'a A'rtemi*, Sap^rda lineato-coUis and f>opiilneus, Leptura 



