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on the 4th of June. That seen by me on the 4th of August, 

 1878, had the rufous breast of summer. 



244. LiMosA BELGicA (Gmel.). 



The Black-tailed Godwit is occasionally obtained at Aveiro 

 in February and March. The Coimbra and Lisbon Museums 

 possess specimens — the former from Foja, the latter from 

 Ribatejo. 



245. NuMENius PH^opus (Linn.). " Meio maparico," 

 " Macarico gallego/^ Oporto ; '' Sovella/' Murtoza. 



Great numbers of the Whimbrel arrive at Oporto in the 

 month of August, and during foggy nights may be heard 

 calling to each other till late as they fly southwards. The 

 majority of the Whimbrels pass on, a few remaining during 

 the winter months. In March and April the migration 

 northwards takes place, and at this time of the year I 

 have seen flocks on the journey along the sea-coast during 

 the daytime. In May I saw large flocks at Esmoriz, and a 

 few stragglers at the mouth of the Douro even during the 

 months of June and July ; but I have never met with any in- 

 dications of its breeding in this country, nor have I found 

 it on the tablelands of the serras in summer. 



246. NuMENius TENUiRosTRis, ViciU. 



A specimen of the Slender-billed Curlew is in the Lisbon 

 Museum obtained from the Ribatejo. 



247. NuMENius ARQUATA (Liuu.). '^ Macarico real,'' 

 Oporto, Anchora, &c. ; " Gruau," Murtoza; " Perolico real," 

 Cies Island, Vigo, Galicia. 



The Curlew arrives in August and following months, 

 winters here, and migrates north in the spring. A straggler 

 may occasionally be seen in the summer months. On the 

 6th June, 1884, I saw a flock of six at Faro. 



248. Sterna fluviatilis, Naum. 



Some specimens of the Common Tern appear on our coast 

 during the autumn migration. 



