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On the 4th there was a considerable increase in Thrushes 

 in the afternoon, and of these at least five were Con- 

 tinentals. In the afternoon of October 8th I saw six, 

 and at mid-day on the 9th I shot one out of four, which 

 were flying in with a Fieldfare from over the sea from a 

 N.N.E. direction. Its stomach was empty, and it was 

 a very typical example of this race. An hour afterwards 

 I saw others coming in with Redwings. On the 11th a 

 considerable number arrived, and on the 13th, when I 

 obtained one, there was a further increase. On this date 

 many Redwings were seen coming in oversea, but I did 

 not actually see the Thrushes arrive. The numbers of 

 Song-Thrushes now gradually decreased until by the 

 16th there were only the few " residents " left. On the 

 17th and again on the afternoon of the 18th there were 

 however further increases, and on these dates the new- 

 comers were British and Continental in about equal 

 numbers, so that the influx may have been due to coasting 

 movements ; but of tliis I have no evidence to offer. 

 Neither Mr. Evans nor Mr. Bolam so much as mention the 

 fact that the British Song-Thrush has been separated, 

 and the Continental form has not up to now been defi- 

 nitel}' recorded from the area by specimens obtained 

 and compared, though Mr. Bolam's description of the 

 very " clean looking " Song-Thrushes seen in numbers 

 on Holy Island on October 13th, 1903, probably applies 

 to immigrants of this race. 



Greenland Wheatear {(Enanthe oe. leucorrhoa). — On 

 September 23rd Miss Jackson obtained a young male of 

 this large form. Its wing measured 101 mm. On the 

 25th we saw six Wheatears, all of which seemed to be 

 of this form, and an adult male which I secured measured 

 105 mm. in the wing. On the 27th I counted twelve, 

 all of which looked very large and the wing of a young 

 male secured measured 105 mm. On the 28th there was 

 a further slight increase and these birds stayed until 

 October 6th, when only three were seen, and I did not 

 note any further increase or decrease until October 1 8th, 



