68 FEBRUARY. 



gravelly bottoms ; dace, particularly amongst weeds, 

 and under the foam caused by eddies. The best 

 baits for them now are paste, gentles, or larvae of 

 beetles, got by digging up the roots of plants. The 

 flies of this month are plain hackle, great dun, 

 great blue dun, and dark dun. 



MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS. 



ARRIVALS NONE. 



DEPARTURES. 



Anas strepera, Gadwell, goes Feb. comes Dec. Haunts, Coasts in 



severe winters. 



Anas acuta, Pintailed Duck, comes Dec. Lakes and shores. 

 Anser Brenta, Wild-goose, Brent, goes Feb. 3, comes Dec. 18. Lakes 



and marshes. 

 Anser palustris, Wild-goose, Gray Lagg, goes Feb. 10, comes Oct. 6. 



Fens. 

 Anser Erythropus, Laughing Goose, comes Dec. Northern and 



Western coasts. 

 Anser Bernicia, Bernacle Goose, comes Dec. Northern and Western 



coasts. 

 Bombycilla garrula, Silk-tail, Waxen-chatterer, comes Nov. Near ivy 



and hawthorns. 



Calidris arenaria, Sanderling, comes Aug. 28. English beach. 

 Charadrius pluvialis, Golden Plover, goes Feb. 6, comes Nov. 5. 



Heathy mountains. 

 Clangula vulgaris, Golden-eyed Pocher, comes Nov. 29. Shores and 



fresh meres. 



Columba (Enas, Stock Dove, comes Nov. Woods. 

 Colymbus arcticus, Black-throated Diver, comes Dec. Sea-shore. 

 Colymbus septentrionalis, Red-throated Diver, comes Dec. Sea-shore. 

 Curruca provincialis, Dartford Warbler, comes Oct. About London. 

 Cygnus ferus, Wild Swan, goes Feb. comes Sept. 4. Northern Lakes 



The Trent. 



Fringilla Montifringilla, Mountain Finch, comes Aug. Mountains. 

 Fringilla Spinus, Siskin, comes Aug. South. About London. 



