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pratensis, &c., &c.). Fring. coelebs, montifringilla, and cannabina 

 in uncountable numbers the whole day. 



" April 11th. — Easterly, light, dull, very fine drizzly rain. — 

 Much migration on this date. Early in morning Peewits, Plover 

 and hiaticula extraordinarily numerous." 



Then follows the interesting entry on the 12th, with a light 

 S.E. wind, dull and overcast — conditions very favourable to 

 strong migration — " altogether, little migration." 



On the 13th wind N. by E., slight, clear; passing birds 

 were fairly numerous. 



On the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th, with winds S.E., almost 

 calm; E. early, slight; E. and N.E. very fresh, clear, wind 

 cool ; E. by N., fresh, clear, a little warmer ; on the above 

 respective dates, migration is described as " very little, or 

 extremely little." 



On the 19th, however, wind "E. by S., S.S.E. slight, quite 

 clear, warm." — There was an extraordinarily numerous migra- 

 tion of Hooded Crows, accompanied by other species in fair 

 numbers. 



On A2}ril 20th, with S.W. wind, clear, and W. and N.W. 

 freshening up ; in evening, light. There appears to have also been 

 considerable movement going on, as the following entry for 21st 

 will illustrate : — " W.N.W. and N.W. During past night exten- 

 sive migration of all Longshanks." It is worthy of note that 

 this took place under conditions said to be least favourable to 

 the performance of visible migration. 



Turning now to the autumn movement we find the following 

 interesting entries :— 



''September 9th. — S.W., windy, rain, low clouds; W., high 

 clouds in evening; N.W., violent squalls. — Mus. luctuosa, Sy. 

 phoenicurus and trochilus, pretty many, in spite of the south- 

 west wind and rain. In night, stormy — thunder, lightning, rain 

 and hail. 



" Septemher 10th. — W. by N. and N.W., stormy, rain squalls ; 

 in evening hght. — luctuosa, phoenicurus, trochilus, pretty many 

 in garden under shelter of shrubs. 



" Septemher 18th. — E. by N., moderate, overcast; in evening, 

 N., fine, cold. — During the past night much migration " (wind on 



