526 Dates of Arrival of Twenty -nine Migratory Birds 



August, or the beginning of September. After remaining a 

 short period, they depart to climes more congenial to their 

 habits. 



Reed Warbler (Salicdria arundindcea mihi) rarely visits 

 this district. I have only met with it near Euston Bridge, 

 amongst the reeds adjoining the river ; from which I took a 

 most beautiful nest, suspended between four reed stalks, and 

 containing four eggs, on June 30th, 1834. Since that time, I 

 have not seen this bird in that locality. The Grasshopper 

 Warbler (Salicdria Locustella mihi) is totally unknown in 

 this neighbourhood. 



Lesser Whitethroat (Qurruca gdrrula Briss.). — Although 

 not inserted in the preceding list, this is most certainly one 

 of our spring visitants ; as two nests of this species, taken in 

 the neighbourhood, were brought to me last summer; but, 

 from its retired habits, I am not able to state the precise 

 periods of its arrival, which, in all probability, do not vary 

 materially from that of the whitethroat (C cinerea Bechst.). 

 I cannot state anything with certainty relative to the Garden 

 Warbler (Qurruca hortensis Bechst.), as not a single specimen 

 of this species that has been captured in this neighbourhood 

 has come under my notice ; and I imagine that, from some 

 local circumstance, it does not visit this district. 



Common Sandpiper (Totanus hypoleucos Temm.). — Like 

 the dotterel, it only visits us during its periodical migrations ; 

 but it is not so numerous, as we rarely see more than a pair 

 or two in the spring t these remain but a very few days before 

 they take their departure for their breeding haunts, and return 

 for a short period, in the autumn, in small flocks of about 

 half a dozen individuals. 



Redwing (Merula iliaca Ray). — Although its congener, 

 the fieldfare, visits us in large flocks throughout the winter, 

 I have not been able to detect this species among them ; and, 

 therefore, I presume it is not a periodical visitant in this 

 neighbourhood. 



Ring Ousel (Merula torqudta Ray). — A solitary specimen 

 of this unusual visitant in this district was shot at Brandon, 

 April 26. 1834. 



Snow Bunting (Plectr&plianes nivalis Meyer). — A flock of 

 fifty individuals visited our warren on the 18th of November, 

 1834, but remained for a very short period : many of them 

 had already assumed their winter dresses. 



Cinereous Sea Eagle (Uali<z % etus Albicilla mihi). — \ A very 

 fine specimen, but in the plumage of the Falco Ossifragus 

 of authors, was shot at Buckenham, on the 6th of Decem- 

 ber, 1834: It weighed 9 lb., and measured 3 ft. from the 



