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Colymbus glacialis . . 



,, arcticus .. 



,, septentrionalis 

 Fratercula arctica . . 

 Alca torda 

 Uria troilo 

 .. grylle 

 Phalacrocorax carbo . . 

 „ cristatus 



Sula bassana 

 Sterna fluviatilis 



,, birundo 



,, dougallii 



,, cantiaca 

 Larus tridactylus 



„ glaucus 



„ leucopterus . . 



„ marinus 

 Lestris parasiticus . . 



,, longicaudus . . 



„ pomatorhinus 



Great Nortbern Diver 

 Black-throated Diver 

 Red-throated Diver . . 



Puffin 



Razorbill 

 Guillemot 

 Black Guillemot 

 Cormorant 



Shag 



Gannet 

 Common Tern 

 Arctic Tern 

 Roseate Tern 

 Sandwich Tern 

 Kittiwake Gull 

 Glaucous Gull 

 Iceland Gull . . 

 Gt. Black-backed Gull 

 Richardson's Skua . . 

 Buffon's Skua 



Filey. 

 Stornoway. 



Fame Islands. 

 Flamborough Head. 

 Bass Rock. 

 Isle of Man. 

 Tenby. 

 Isle of Man. 

 Bass Rock. 

 Fame Islands. 



Worcestershire. 

 Bridlington. 

 Near Brighton. 

 Hants. 

 Filey. 

 .Jjichfield. 

 Leicestershire. 



Pomatorine Skua 



Among the objects of Art and Archaiology Mr. W. Bragge exhibited 

 a collection of 125 Russo-Greek "Icons," or religious pictures; Dr. 

 Hill Norris, Zulu war implements ; Mr. F. A. Walton, a case of Indian 

 arrow-heads ; Mr. W. H. Vernon, portfolios of sketches ; Mr. W. 

 Willis, albums containing admirable reproductions of his delicately- 

 beautiful pencil drawings ; and Mr. H. Miller, two rubbings of Brasses 

 from Felbrigg Church, near Cromer, Norfolk. 



In conclusion, we must not omit to record that the success of the 

 Conversazione was mainly due to the untiring exertions of the 

 Secretary, Mr. John Morley. 



OUK SUMMEK MIGKANTS. 



AVERAGE DATES OF ARRIVAL AS NOTICED IN THE 

 NEIGHBOURHOOD OF BURTON-ON-TRENT. 



BY H. G. TOMLINSON. 



The following notes as to the average dates of arrival of some of 

 our summer migrants may be an interesting comparison with Mr. 

 Macaulay's Birds of Leicestershire, which appeared in your November 

 Number. Those with an asterisk prefixed will be found to differ as to 

 date of arrival from Mr. Macaulay's notes of same species. 



1. The Chiffchaff, common in neighbourhood of tall trees. I once 



heard one on March 9th, 1869 ; average date, March 25th. 

 2.*BlackcapWarhler, common in gardens and woods; April lsthtoBOth. 



3. Willow Wren, common ; Aprill 4th. 



4. Wheatear, very rare. 



5. Swallow, very common ; April 13th, 



