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migratory, but not nuraerons on the north coast of France, 

 so it is very probable that it may yet occur." Mr. Smith's 

 prophecy has been realised after a lapse of thirty-four years. 



Plectrophenax nivalis. The Snow-Bunting. 



Mr. Cecil Smith states : " Captain Hubbach writes me 

 word that ho shot three out of a flock of five in Aldevney in 

 January 1863." 



Alauda arvensis. The Sky-Lark. 



A common resident. Its numbers are, however, augmented 

 during the winter months by migration. 



Motacilla alba. The White Wagtail. 



Four birds of this species settled in my garden on the 

 evening of the 15th of March, 1919, having evidently just 

 arrived from overseas. They were fairly numerous on the 

 24th of March, 1919, after which I saw none until the 6th of 

 April, when I observed a single individual. It is a bird of 

 passage. 



Motacilla lugubris. The Pied Wagtail. 



I have met with this bird at rare intervals in both summer 

 and winter, so 1 think it must be looked upon as a scarce 

 resident, although I have not found it nesting here. As a 

 bird of passage it is not uncommon. Mr. Eagle Clarke 

 found it quite common in September 1898. 



Motacilla cinerea. The Grey Wagtail. 



As a winter visitor this bird is not uncommon, and during 

 this period single individuals can almost always be met with 

 if searched for along the numerous small streams. I have 

 never seen it here in the summer. 



Motacilla rail. The Yellow Waotail. 



Is very common as a bird of passage, especially during the 

 spring migration, but is also a summer visitor, a few pairs 

 remaining to breed every year, more having remained this 

 year (1920), I think, than usual. During the spring of 

 1919 the migration of all birds was much delayed by bad 

 weather, and a iiock of these birds passed over the island, 

 going north, as late as the 7th of May. 



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