380 Oluf Winge. 



Amager. May lyth first, a pair. July 4th rather plen- 

 liful; but eise during June and July I found it uncommonly 

 scarce. September 5th two; none later. (K.) 



Viborg. Several larger and smaller Settlements in sand or 

 gravel-pits. (F.) 



Thy. On some of my excursions not found; only 

 twice in considerable numbers, on August 3d and 8th, in 

 two places. — On the whole I have, I think, found it con- 

 siderably scarcer in 1886 than in other years. (K.) 



20. Cuculus canorns, L. — Gjög. 



Kjöbenhavn. Breeds. May i4th first, calling in two 

 places. (W.) 



Herschendsgave. April 28th first heard; appears to 

 me to be annually decreasing here. (Hs.) 



Viborg. May i8th first heard. (F.) 



21. Alcedo ispida, L. — Isfugl. 

 Herschendsgave. Its nest I have not yet found; but 

 at a small stream running through the wood 1 saw in July 

 several times a pair with four young. (Hs.) 



Viborg. November i2th I saw one at Vint Mölle So. (F.) 

 Stuffed for privates by Conservator E. Hansen 

 of the Zoological Museum: female , Ordrup, near Kjöben- 

 havn; male, Nästved, Själland; female, Stubbekjöbing, 

 Falster. All shot in first half of March. 



22. Sturnus vulgaris, L. — Star. 

 Kjöbenhavn. Breeds. January loth one on heaps of 

 garbage. Real arrival several weeks later than usual, on 

 account of the long frost. March i8th, when still hard 

 winter, a party of three. Thaw set in on the 2 ist; 

 yet none seen tili 23d, a party of six. 24th some (first at 

 garden); 2 5th numerous. — June 4th first young flown in 

 garden ; 6th raany, Sth decreasing, after iith none. In two 

 other places feeding young in nest June 27th and July yth. 

 — October, many, decreasing; from 22d very suddenly but 

 few, and not every dav, to 28th. November 22d one. (W.) 



