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AVES. 



II. — Migration of Birds. 



Turdida:. Turdus viscivorus. Missel Thrush. Spring. At Sand- 

 witb, April 7th., a great number arrived on the cliffs in the 

 neighbourhood of the lighthouse, and remained two days. Mr. 

 H. Nott shot a specimen for identification. 



Turdus iliacus. Redwing.* Autumn. Carlisle, September 

 28th, one felled by telegraph wires. AUonby, October 2nd, one 

 seen. AUonby, October 7th, evening, a number passed over. 



Turdus pilaris. Fieldfare. Spring. AUonby, April i6th, 

 one seen. Autumn. Carlisle, October 8th. AUonby, October 

 22nd, some flocks appeared. 



Turdus torquatus. Ring Ouzel. Spring, .\lston, April 5th, 

 arrived on breeding grounds. 



Saxicola cenanthe. Wheatear. Spring. Alston, March 29th, 

 a pair. Solway, March 31st, some. Carlisle, April 1st, some 

 seen. 



Pratincola rubetra. Whinchat. Spring. Alston, April 23rd, 

 arrived on low grounds. 



Ruticilla tiiys. Black Redstart. Autumn. Carlisle, 

 November 12th, a male observed by Mr. T. Duckworth and 

 others, at Holme Head. This bird haunted a manure heap for 

 two days, after which it disappeared. 



Sylvia cinerea. Whitethroat. Spring. Carlisle, April 25th. 

 AUonby, April 25th. 



Sylvia atricapilla. Blackcap. Spring. Alston, April 15th. 

 Carlisle, May 7th. 



Phylloscopus rufus. Chiffchaff. Spring. Ravenglass, 

 March 24th, observed by Mr. F. Reynolds. 



*A yellow or cream-coloured variety of the Redwing was observed near AUonby on 

 Kovember iith, 1886, by Mr. R. Mann. 



