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52. Muscicapa grisola L. Spotted Flycatcher. 



This species does not seem to remain to nest and is much 

 more conspicuous in autumn than in spring. It arrives on 

 the 27th or 28th of April and is seen again about August 27, 

 the southwai'd movement being noticeable in 1903 till as 

 late as November 11; but I observed the greatest numbers 

 about September 27. 



53. Muscicapa atricapilla L. Pied Flycatcher. 



In 1903 I first saw Pied Flycatchers on April 19, after a 

 stormy night. They were accompanied by many of the 

 Collared species and simply swarmed in the pollard willows. 

 On the following day their numbers had increased, and then 

 only a few were seen till the 29th and 30th, when a still 

 greater rush was observed. After that date I saw none, nor 

 did there appear to be an autumn migration. In 1901 the 

 first arrivals were observed on April 4, and the greatest 

 numbers on April 28, from which date I made constant 

 observations till May 7. I have no record of an autumn 

 migration for 1901, but on the 3rd of December, when 

 winter had already set in, I shot an adult male which I 

 preserved. 



54. Muscicapa collaris Bechst. Collared Flycatcher. 

 Arrives simultaneously with the preceding species, but in 



smaller numbers. I observed no autumn migration. 



55. Hirundo rustica L. Sivallow. 



In 1903 the first Swallows appeared on March 29, and 

 early in July the young were being fed on the wing. The 

 local birds disappeared about the end of September and a 

 week later large flights passed through, sometimes getting 

 entangled among the trees after sundown. In 1904 no 

 Swallows were observed till April 10. 



56. Chelidon urbica (L.). House-Martin. 



A large colony nests in the barracks, but I noticed few 

 elsewhere. The date of arrival was April 19-20, and that of 

 departure about September 8, after which there was a con- 

 siderable migration from the north until September 29. 



