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THE WHITE AVAGTAIL. 



Motacilla alha (L.), 



The records of this species were of a very desultory character. 

 The first arrival reported was in Montgomery on the 15th of 

 March and stray birds occurred in Devonshire on the 22nd 

 and 23rd, in Breconshire on the 25th and in Leicester on 

 the 27th. On the 30th/31st two were seen and one killed 

 at St. Catherine^'s light (Hants), and two were seen at the 

 South Bishop light (Pembroke) in the daytime on the 1st of 

 April. Many were seen and one killed at Hanois light 

 (Guernsey) on the night o£ the 2nd/3rd. 



Between the 10th of April and the 6th of May they were 

 observed passing singly, or in twos and threes, in Cheshire, 

 while on the 15th of April large numbers arrived in Devon- 

 shire, and passed on during the following day. In Sussex a 

 small flock on passage was seen on the 17th, in Denbigh on 

 the 22nd, in Cheshire on the 23rd and in Norfolk on the 26th, 

 on which date a few were again passing in Denbigh. 



Small numbers on passage were recorded in Lancashire on 

 the 2ud and 6th of May, and in Norfolk between the 8th 

 and 12th. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 

 Ma 



arch 15th. 



Montgomery. 



22nd. 



Devon. 



23rd. 



Devon (slight increase). 



25th. 



Brecon. 



27th. 



Leicester. 



„ 30th/31st. 



Hants light. 



