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XLI. Notice of the Arrival of Twentijfour of the Summer 

 Birds of Passage in the Neighbourhood of Carlisle, during 

 the Year 1S29 ; with Observations, Sfc. By A Corre- 

 spondent. 



No. 



English Specific Names. 



Quail 



Swallow 



House Martin 



Sand or River Martin . 



Swift 



Goatsucker 



Pled Flycatcher, male . 



, female 



Spotted Flycatcher . . . 



Wheatear 



Whinchat 



Redstart, male 



■, female 



Grasshopper Warbler . 



Sedge Warbler 



Greater Pettychaps . . . 



Wood Wren 



Blackcap 



Whitethroat 



Yellow Wren 



Yellow Wagtail 



Field Lark or Titling . 



Cuckoo 



Wryneck 



Corncrake 



Common Tern 



Latin Generic and 

 Speci.'ic Names. 



Coturnix vulgaris .. . 



Hirundo rustica 



urbica 



riparia 



Cypselus apus 



Caprimulgus europaeus 

 Muscicapa atricapilla. 



Grisola. . . . 



Saxicola oenanthe . . . . 



rubetra . . . . 



Sylvia phoenicurus . . 



Curruca locustella . . 



salicaria . . . . 



hortensis.. .. 



sibilatrix . . 



atricapilla . . 



Sylvia 



Regulus trochilus . . . . 



Motacilla flava 



Aurhus trivialis 



Cuculus canorus .... 



Yunx torquilla 



Ortj'gometra crex . . 

 Sterna Hirundo .... 



When first 

 observed. 



May 

 April 



May 

 April 



May 

 April 

 May 

 April 



May 

 April 



May 



23 

 



27 



5 



27 



12 



17 



27 



12 



12 



3 



17 



30 



18 



28 



9 



6 



25 



29 



15 



17 



18 



26 



18 



18 



6 



Quail. — This bird may be considered scarce in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Carlisle, and we believe is generally so through- 

 out the county. It is, however, much more plentitiil some years 

 than others : this was the case last year, having heard it re- 

 peatedly in various situations ; yet during the present sum- 

 mer we have not been able to detect its singular note either be- 

 fore or since the 23rd of May. One or two are almost an- 

 nually killed in the autumnal months, and a few have been 

 known to remain over the winter. 



Swalloto. — The appearance of the Swallow this year was 

 remarkably early, particularly so, considering the severe 

 weather that prevailed at the time of its arrival, and is we 

 have reason to believe the earliest notice of its having been 

 seen in this neighbourhood. 'We first observed it between 

 two and three p.m. coursing the river Eden in a sheltered si- 

 tuation near Etterby, in company with eight or ten Sand- 



Martins, 



