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of fowl during the autumn migration on the coast of 

 Groningen and Friesland ; but the following notes, 

 supplied to me by Captain Gould, concerning the 

 migration of brent and widgeon, in 1894, are so in- 

 teresting that I need make no apology in appending 

 them for the benefit of those fowlers who are not 

 acquainted with these phenomena. 



Parenthetically he says, prior to the date when 

 his observations began there had been a passage 

 of fowl and he had shot many widgeon. The migra- 

 tions in other seasons were similar in regard to 

 times and intensity, but the dates varied considerably 

 according to the direction of the wind and other 

 circumstances : 



HOLWERD-FRIESLAND 



September 22, 1894. At anchor off the coast in my 

 yacht. Some small lots (10-12 each) of widgeon arrived 

 to-day at long intervals. They began coming about 

 8 A.M., and the last I saw was about 5 P.M. A few lots 

 of brent also arrived. Wind NN.E. 



September 23. A good many parties of brent (15-20 

 each) passed to-day. The passage started soon after 

 daybreak, and ended about i P.M. No widgeon seen 

 passing. One lot of grey geese (21) went west. Wind 

 NN.E. 



September 24 and 25. A few lots of brent passed. 

 Wind E. 



September 26. Some large gaggles of brent arrived 



