252 AUGUST. 



regularly seen. The last comes, in a few particular 

 summers, in large flocks, and commits great havoc 

 in our orchards. The quail is said to remain fre- 

 quently the whole year. The lapwing remains 

 through the winter in the southern counties. 



Calidris arenaria, Sanderling, comes August, goes February. Haunts, 



Beach. 



Fringilla Montifringilla, Alountain Finch, goes Feb. Mountains. 

 Fringilla Spinus, Siskin, goes Feb. Near London. 

 Larus nsevius, Gray Gull, comes Aug. 4, goes April 10. Beach. 

 Larus argentatus, Blue Gull, or Herring, comes Aug. 4, goes April 10. 



Beach. 

 Loxia Curvirostra, Crossbeak, comes August 4, goes April 10. 



Orchards, rare. 



Limosa aegocephala, Godwit, goes Feb. 

 Limosa rufa, Bar-tailed Godwit, goes Feb. 

 Squatarola cinerea, Gray Plover, comes Aug. 26, goes Dec. 1. 

 Strepsilas interpres, Common Turnstone, goes March. 

 Totanus Glottis, Green-shanked Godwit, goes Feb. Beach. 



Totanus fuscus, Cambridge Godwit, goes May. 

 Totanus striata. Purple Sandpiper, goes May. 

 Tringa Canutus, Knot, comes Aug. 28, goes Feb. 3. 

 Tringa Alpina, Purre, goes Feb. 



DEPARTURES. 



Alca Torda, Razor-bill, comes May. Haunts, Rocky isles. 

 Anthus trivialis, Field Titlark, comes May. Grassy fields. 

 Charadrius Morinellus, Dottrel, comes May. Heaths and mountains. 

 Columba Turtur, Turtle Dove, comes April. Woods in Kent, Surrey, 



etc. 



Coturnix vulgaris, Quail, comes April. Grassy fields. 

 Cuculus canorus. Cuckoo, comes April. Fields generally. 

 Cypselus Apus, Swift, goes 15, comes April. Eaves and towers. 

 Emberiza Milliaria, Bunting, comes March. Grassy fields. 



