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this season of the year, as to the autumnal or equatorial migration, 

 or what perhaps will be better understood as the great movement 

 from the north towards the south, which takes place at this season of 

 the year, popularly exemplified by the well-known and palatable 

 migration of woodcocks and snipes from the northern countries to 

 Great Britain and the southern countries of Europe, and to the 

 Mediterranean Isles and the North of Africa. In that notice I 

 mentioned that at the Wolf Rock, about nine miles from the Laud's 

 End, in a south-westerly direction, a flight of small birds, comprising 

 some of our delicate warblers, the common wren and several other 

 species, came suddenly from the direction of Scilly, alighted on the 

 rock, and, after resting, pursued their flight toward the main land. 

 On Monday last, when the Scilly packet was on her passage from 

 Scilly to Penzance, greenfinches, chaflSuches, &c., passed the vessel, 

 going at eight knots an hour, and appeared to be in a rapid migratory 

 course facing a direct east wind. Amongst these, but keeping separate 

 from the main flight, were observed some tree sparrows, a species of 

 rare occurrence in Cornwall. I mention this little incident to show 

 that we are all at sea ourselves about the true migratorial law. We 

 should easily comprehend the anomaly if the birds of passage in 

 their southerly course were suddenly opposed by a strong southerly 

 gale, but nothing of the sort was the case : the wind had been for days 

 favourable for a southern movement, and at the time mentioned the 

 birds were flying against a strong east breeze. — November 10, 1865.) 



Dartford Warbler. — Killiow, Truro ; rare. No very satisfactory 

 record exists of the capture of this small warbler westward, although 

 it has been seen in some furzy ground in the parish of Madron. 



(This day Mr. Vingoe showed me a specimen which he had received 

 from Killiow, the seat of the Rev. John Daubuz, who shot it near his 

 residence. — January 11, 1869). 



(I have seen a specimen to-day which was obtained by Mr. Vingoe's 

 son on Trevida M.oox.— October 30, 1869.) 



Goldencrested Regulus. — Generally distributed. 



Firecrested Regulus. — Penzance, Gwennap, Truro. One caught at 

 the Minney, Lariggan ; two others found dead together in the grounds 

 of Michael Williams, Esq., at Trevince, and others near Truro, 

 where three specimens were obtained in 1847. This species is now 

 very often obtained in the Land's End district, and at Scilly. 



[Its occurrence in England was first noticed in 1832, since which 

 it has occurred at Knaresborough, Rye, Lewes, &c.] 



