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London 



June 1st. Went to Jamrach's, where I bought twelve roseate 

 pastors and a laughing kingfisher. Principal things noticed : Splendid 

 pair of Persian greyhounds, three Australian quails, and some jerboas. 



Neuenahr 



June T,rd. Birds observed between Flushing and Cologne : Marsh- 

 harrier, kestrel, white wagtail, skylark, common sparrow, starling, 

 carrion crow, peewit, common redshank, common heron, white stork, 

 brown-headed gull, mallard, and cormorant. 



June ^th. Was able, thank God, to stroll round the garden with 

 frequent rests, more than I have done in the walking way for many 

 a day. 



Heard landrail and many nightjars at dusk. 



I notice that most of the sparrows about the east side of the Curhaus, 

 where we are now located, are the tree sparrow {Passer montanus), 

 which species, curiously enough, escaped my notice altogether last year. 

 The birds seem just as abundant as in last summer, but more forward 

 in their domestic arrangements. I did not hear so much song of 

 nightingale, but saw a good many, and heard their churr in all directions. 

 Several lesser whitethroats {Sylvia curruca) amongst the pea-sticks 

 just under our windows ; they and the black redstarts are kept in a 

 constant state of excitement by prowling cats, which affords excellent 

 opportunities of observation. Saw a robin in Curgarten for the first 

 time, the only birds of this species last year seen by me were in the 

 hills. Many cuckoos. 



June 6f/i. Very fine hot day with south-west breeze. I wandered 

 out after breakfast along the Acazien Allee and saw a good many birds, 

 but there is so much more grass and covert of all sorts this year than 

 last, and the breeze was so strong that it was bad for observation. I, 

 however, added three additional species to list of birds seen here, as 

 follows : — 



Saw a pair of hawfinches {Coccothraustes vulgaris) and a pair of 

 bullfinches (Pyrrhula europcea), new to list, and heard a note often 

 repeated which I have no hesitation in assigning to the grey-headed 

 woodpecker {Gecinus can us). 



