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SPOTTED FLYCATCHER. 

 Case 184. 



This is one of the latest of our summer 

 visitors, seldom appearing till well on in May ; then 

 rapidly dispersing over the country it rears its 

 young and takes its departure early in the autumn. 



The specimens in the case were obtained at 

 Portslade near Brighton in the summer of 1874. 



SNOW BUNTING. 



Case 185. 



Though usually supposed to leave our shores 

 on the approach of summer, a few pairs of Snow 

 Buntings remain and rear their young in some of 

 the wildest districts in the Highlands of Scotland. 



Early in the autumn immense flocks make 

 their appearance in the north and gradually work 

 round the coast till hundreds are often observed in 

 severe weather in the immediate vicinity of the 

 English Channel. 



Their numbers in Sussex vary with the seasons, 

 but few being noticed in mild winters. 



The specimens in the case were shot on the 

 South Denes near Yarmouth in Norfolk in 

 November, 1872. 



SNIPE. (SUMMER). 

 Case 186. 



The snipe is a permanent resident in Great 

 Britain, breeding wherever suitable localities are 

 met with from north to south. Its numbers are 

 also considerably increased in the autum by 

 arrivals from the Continent. It is probable that 

 two or even three broods are occasionally reared 

 during the season. 



