8 PHENOLOGICAL EECORDS FOR 1891. 



Late Floavering of Certain Species during the Autumn, 1891. 



October IQth. — One spike of Ajuga reptans^ Leigh Wood. 



October 28t7i. — Hypericum perforatum, Solidago virgaurea, and 

 Lysimacliia nemorum. 



November 1st. — Helianthemum vulgare, Scabioso succisa, S. colum- 

 baria, Erodium circutarium. 



November 3rd. — Cornus sanguinea. 



November 1th. — Campanula rotundifolia, Viburnum lantana. 



November 17th. — Lychnis diurna. 



November Idth. — Erythrea centaurea. 



December 15th. — Geranium dissectum and G. rotundifolium. 



E,. M. Prideaux. 



BIEDS. 



Observer : H. S. B. Goldsmith, Esq., Bridgwater. 



Abbbeviations. — Seen, first seen ; song, note or song first heard ; nest, building of 

 nest commenced; eggs, eggs first noticed; hatch, young hatched; y. Jly, young 

 flying ; leav., bird leaving locaUty. 



1. Strix aluco (Brown Owl). — Song^ Feb. 1st, Holford, near Bridg- 

 water, late in the evening. Ijggs^ 20th April, Puriton, two eggs, hard 

 set. 



2. Muscicapa gi^isola (Flycatcher). — Seen 21st May, in the Square, 

 Bridgwater, 24th May, looking out for a nesting site. 



3. Turdus musicus (Song Tlirush). — Song^ 31st January, Holford : 

 Nest, 5th April, nest finished, Enmore. 



4. Turdus pilaris (Fieldfare). — Seen 19th April, Bridgwater, two 

 flocks. 



6. Daulias luscinia (Nightingale). — Song, 3rd May, Bridgwater. 



7. Saxicola oetianthe (Wheatear). — 11th April, Carrodon Moor, 

 Cornwall ; and 13th April, a large number at Porlock. 



9. Phylloscopus trochillus (Willow-wren). — Seen 5th April, Enmore, 

 near Bridgwater (only one). Nest and Eggs, 23rd May, Cossingfcoiij 

 eight eggs fresh. 



10. Phylloscopus collybita (Chiff-chafF). — Seen 11th April, Porlock. 

 Song, 6th April, Dodrington. Nest, 23rd May, Bawdriss (not finished), 

 on 2nd of June it contained five eggs. Eggs, May 31st, Goathurst, 

 near Bridgwater ; June 14th, Huntworth, six eggs highly incubated ; 

 Sept. 28th, Square in Bridgwater, a family of them in the garden, 

 singing autumn note. 



11. Alauda arvensis (Sky-lark). — Song, 31st Jan., Quantocks, above 

 Holford. 



