566 Natural History in the Eriglish QmtUies ; — 



Hood, in Coldstream, for the purpose of being stuffed. (New- 

 castle Courant, Feb. 11. 1832.) 



The Dates of Appearance, Breedi?ig, and Disappearance of 

 some Birds and Insects, in the Parish of Tynemouth, during the 

 Year 1831. [The systematic names affixed by our corre- 

 spondent are those of Linnaeus.] 



Feb. 17. Skylark (Jlauda arvensis) began to sing. 21. Thrush (T'urdus 

 miisicus) began to sing; Blackbird (T'urdus ikf erula) began to sing. 



April 12. Thrush (7^urdus musicus) has callow young. 18. House swal- 

 low (i/irundo rustica) arrived. 25. Fauvette (Sylvia hortensis) arrived. 

 28. Sedge warbler (Sylvia salicaria) arrived; Whitethroat (Sylvia cinfe- 

 rea) arrived. 



May 2. Corncrake (Ortygometra Crex) arrived; Green linnet (L(5xia 

 Chloris) has eggs. 5. Early cabbage butterfly (Pontia Charicle«) came 

 out. 6. Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa Grisold) arrived ; Pied flycatcher 

 (Muscicapa Atricapilla) arrived. 16. Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) arrived ; 

 Green linnet (Loxia Chloris) has callow young ; Titlark (Jlauda pra- 

 tensis) has eggs ; Skylark (^lauda arvensis) has callow young. 17. Com- 

 mon tern (Sterna cantiaca) arrived. 



June 12. Brown butterfly (Papilio Jurtina) appeared ; Blue Argus Butterfly 

 (Papilio A'rgu5) appeared. 



Aug. 2. Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Vaness« urticae) appeared. 15. 

 Painted lady butterfly (Cjnthi« cardui) appeared. 18. Copper butter- 

 fly (Lycae^na Phlae^a*) appeared. 



Sept. 10. Small summer birds (Muscicapas, Sylviae, &c.) preparing to de- 

 part. 12. House swallows (^irundo rustica) congregating previously to 

 departure. 1 3. Black-throated diver (Colymbus arcticus) arrives. 1 5. 

 Redbreast (Sylvia Nubecula) approaches the town ; Admu-able butterfly 

 (Vanessa Atalanta) appeared. 26. Sea swallows (Sterna cantiaca 

 &c.) departing. 



Oct. 6. Black grouse (Tetrao Tetrix) arrived. 20. Speckled diver (Co- 

 lymbus stellatus) arrived. 22. Peewits (Trlnga Vanellus) congregat- 

 ing. 23, Redwing (T'urdus iliacus) arrived. 27. Fieldfare (T'urdus 

 pilaris) arrived; Royston crow (Corvus Comix) arrived. 



. The above dates are as accurate as it is possible for them 

 to be ; since many of our birds of passage are so fatigued, on 

 their first coming, as to render it next to impossible to ascer- 

 tain the exact day on which they arrive. — p. H. Greenhow, 

 North Shields, Nov. 9. 1831. 



Birds of Passage visiting the Parish of Tynemouth, iii North- 

 umberland, — Sir, I send you an account of the birds of pass- 

 age which visit the parish of Tynemouth, Northumberland, 

 annually, in the summer season, for the purpose of incubation. 

 I am. Sir, yours, &c. — E, H, Greenhow, North Shields^ 

 Sept, 22, 1831. 



JTirundo rustica, House swallow. Sylvia Atricapilla, Blackcap. 



urbica, Martin. hortensis, Fauvette. 



riparia. Sand martin. arundinacea. Lesser Fauvette. 



^^pus. Swift. Locustella,Grasshopper warbler 



Cuculus canorus, Cuckoo, Hippolais, Lesser pettichaps. 



Yimx Torquilla, Wryneck. Rubicola, Stonechat. 



