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note on the 1st day of May. It was not however until 

 Saturday the 4th that it was heard here this year. 

 E. Arrived on 8th May 1839. Departed on 14th July 

 1838. The young departed on 15th SejDtember. Ra- 

 ther common. 



25. Nightjar. Caprimulgus europwus. 



M. Mr Carfrae has seen them in the " Meadows'" at Edin- 

 burgh, near Dalkeith, and in various other places. 



W. Several pairs of them generally arrive in the parish of 

 Bathgate about the end of May, and they always resort 

 to the same situations. 



E. Arrived on 25th May 1838, and disappeared on 25th 

 August. Rare. 



26. Turtle Dove. Columha Turtur. 



E. In the summer of 1837, I examined and dissected an 

 individual shot near Haddington, which was presented to 

 me by Mr Th. Fraser, Edinburgh. 



27. Quail. Coturnix dactylisonans. 



E. One was killed at Whittingham in 1836. 



The summer visitants of the Grallatorial and Natatorial 

 tribes may be deferred until another opportunity occurs. 



The following notes respecting the Sky-Lark I have recently 

 received from Mr Hepburn : — " On Wednesday, Sd April, I 

 observed a Lark sing for 4 minutes on the ground, and 3 mi- 

 nutes in the air. — April 15. Sky- Larks at present sing for 

 about 7 minutes at a time. I heard one or two sing for ] 1 or 

 12 minutes. I have shot a considerable number while sing- 

 ing, but as yet none of them proved to be females. — May 15th. 

 In the early part of the night, when the moon is shining bright, 

 and the stars have hung out their silver lamps, I have seen the 

 Sky-Lark spring from the ground, mount aloft, and sing for 2 

 or 3 minutes before descending to nestle by the side of his mate. 

 Judging from the positions in which I have seen heaps of their 



