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The records from the Isle of Man are particubrlyinterestino;. 

 Swallows were first observed on the island on April the 14th 

 and a few were occasionally seen between the Ibth and 27th, 

 all being noted as on passage. None were seen from April 

 the 28th till May the 4th inclusive, but the next week, 

 May 5th-13th, a few were seen to arrive at the lighthouse 

 and pass over the island. The following week the residents 

 arrived and, almost immediately, began to build, and no 

 further records were received showiny; chan";es in number. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



M:irch 27. Leicester, Denbigh. 



„ 28. Leicester. 



„ 2'J. Cornwall. 



„ 30. Montgomery, S. Yorkshire, Dumfries. 



,, 31. Hants, Berks, Lancashire, Dumfries (many), 

 April 1. Cornwall, Herts. 



„ 2. Dorset liglits, Oxford, Cheshire. 



„ 3. Dorset, Kent, Somerset. 



,, 4. Hants. 



„ 5. Dorset (few), Somerset. 



„ G. Devon, Dorset (few), Somerset, Denbigh. 



„ 7. Devon (few), Dorset (decrease), Surrey, Staf- 



fordshire. 



,, 8. Devon (decrease), Hants (increase). 



„ 10. Hants lights, Shropshire, Leicester, Lancashire. 



,, 12. Cornwall lights, Bucks, Glamorgan. 



„ 13. Devon (increase), Wilts, Essex, Glamorgan, 

 Worcester, Denbigh. 



„ 14. Cornwall (sliglit increase), Devon (decrease), 

 Hants, Sussex, Somerset, Wilts, Surrey, Essex, 

 Berks, Worcester (increase), Cardigan, Merio- 

 neth, Derby, Isle of Man, Yorkshire. 



^, 15. Dorset, Hants and Sussex lights, Hants, Kent, 

 Somerset and Wilts (decrease), Berks and 

 Bucks (slight increase), Herts, Bedford, Suf- 

 folk, Norfolk, Glamorgan, Cardigan. 



