1100 REPORT—1885. 
The Spring arrival of Birds in Aberdeenshire from 1855 to 1885. 
House swallow, Hirundo urbica, Linn. 
1855. May 10 1865. April 25 1876, April 28 
WSb6.) 05) gee 1866; 3, ..2) SU Case 
1857. April 22 WEGTe al ayy LS 1878. May 4 
1658. ne 1868. ,, 29 1879. April 15 
1859. 4, 20 1869. ,, 20 130; eee 
1860, May 7 Tero. 7. | 19 1881. ,, 20 
1861. April 19 feat Vega Heeb se 
1862. May 1 Ui Bey 1883) sal 
1863. , 56 See Sais, 1884. yo) p20 
1864, April 18 1875. May 1 1885. May © 8 
Chimney swallow, Hirundo rustica, Linn. 
1855. April 6 1865. May 1 1875. April 10 
L856) hes ton 1866. ,, 16 T8763) has 
1857. May 1 1867. April “i 187 7k snl 
1858. April 18 1868 i 1878. ,, 10 
1869F, 1% S10 18694,%%5, 7 1879. May 3 
1860. ,, 20 USZO Ming 27 1880. April 20 
186Lie 56 Lb NOT, 0, 5027. 1881. ,, 13 
NSGZ AME Feenli7 US72s a gs Ai 1882 5urss lO 
ISSR, 0vr4,¢r 198 1873. ,, 29 1883. 4/8 
1864. May 3 1874. ,, 23 1884, ,, 15 
Bank martin, Hirundo riparia, Linn. 
1855, April 10 1865. April 17 1875. April 24 
S56; wins LO WGO. se oe? ilSyaSw 3 
1857. May 5 dNS{CVi5 = Seed} 1877. May 4 
lich emg 1868. May 1 lksyitcnes pepe 
tegen 7 1869. 10 te7o"t! rane 
1860. ,, 22 1870. April 18 1880. April 28 
1861. ,, 20 1871. ., 30 1881. May 2 
VSG200 oF 16 1872. May 4 1882. ae 
USGas we ne Its VA8 an dew at) 1883, 10 
18645, 10 Ney ey wee le: 1884, April 27 
Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, Linn., first heard.! 
1855. May 12 1865, April 22 1875. May 6 
1856. -,, 10 1866, May 4 187 Gsclislarsanee 
TET sighs 6 18674: si,eait 3 177i} Seal 
ASBB. noid 1868, April 28 1878 .:050 ae 
1859, April 28 1869, May 10 1879. 5, 2 
1860. May 7 LS7Ob aries) eG LSSO0n cng, hata 
1961. +, > 5 Hiden a? ve 18Sh. sister 
1862. ,, 4 1B 7,21 10 1882, April 20 
168.4, tgyebboyth Gis, obtgeil'3 1883;\; yp sen 
1864, April 23 WS74shinly aot 1 1884,, «; ,5-f ee 
Common swift, Cypselus apus, Flem. 
1855. May 13 1858. May 16 1861. May 7 
1856. ,, 14 1859. ,, 165 1862, , 4 
Say 65 eye UY) L860! ;7""9 18630 10 
1 The cuckoo is generally heard from three to five days earlier in the more inland 
woody districts than on the coast. 
