GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 30 1 



leisure to inquire into the subject. Let us see 

 how far the observations supplied furnish a 

 reply to these inquiries. 



Of the thirty species of migrants mentioned, 

 the Swallow, as might be supposed, has attracted 

 the largest share of attention, and in regard to 

 the number of observations made upon it stands 

 at the head of the list with forty-three. The 

 Cuckoo comes next with thirty-eight ; the Chiff- 

 chaff and Swift follow with thirty and thirty 

 respectively ; and so on through the list, as 

 given below, to the Reed Warbler, upon which 

 bird, strange to say, no more than three obser- 

 vations were made. 



The following list will give some idea of 

 the amount of attention which each bird re- 

 ceived. 



