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75. Lullula arborea, L. — Hedelärke. 

 Kjöbenhavn. March 2 5th, 3,46 P. M., a small party 

 flying N. along coast. September igth twice singly. October 

 2d a party of about ten. (W.) 



76. Alauda arvensis, L. — Larke. 

 Kjöbenhavn. Breeds. During the long frost only one 

 seen on February yth. March 2 ist, when the weather had 

 just changed, one singing. March 23d one. March 24th very 

 many had arrived, and to 1,20 P. M. numbers passed to E. 

 (two and one seen crossing Sound), some to N. E. (two seen 

 Crossing Sound); two came in from Sound and went W. 

 25th to 29th considerable movement; 25th some to E.; 

 28th, with a strong S. W., most flying in westerly directions, 

 between S. and N. N. W., but one passing high to N. E. — 

 September iqth no httle movement; from 26th to October 

 1 5th common also in migration localities; some seen in 

 actual migration as follows: September 26th some to W. 

 and S. W. ; October ist some to S., one to W. ; 3d several 

 to S. W. or W., one to N. W. ; loth some to W. or S. W. ; 

 i2th several to S. W. and W. ; i5th one to W. — October 

 20th ; 3 ist several. November loth a party of four. (W.) 

 Amager. January 3 ist four. February yth, i4th, and 20th 

 a flock in same place. February 28th manv large flocks in 

 different places. Not tili March 28th I heard it singing every- 

 where. Common until towards middle of November. No- 

 vember 2 ist a pair; December 5th a flight of twenty to 

 thirty; December igth a pair. — In beginning of June I 

 found a nest with six eggs; June i4th three eggs, three 

 young; some days later five young only. (K.) 



Storehedinge. January i4th many seen. (A.) 

 Herschendsgave. March 4th first song. (Hs.) 

 Viborg. Very numerous everywhere. In spring found 

 many nests with three or four eggs. 



Sent from the Lights. August: 3d Hirtshals i (old, 

 in strongly worn dress). October: ist Skagen 6, Läsö 

 Trindel L. V. i. 2d Skagen 5, Hammershus 3. 3d Christiansö i . 

 5th Hjelm i. gth Hesselö i. 2 ist Anholt 3 (4 killed), Skjold- 



