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south of Hampshire departed during the first week of Septeinher, and 

 one was seen near the south coast of Kent on the 10th ; a passage- 

 migrant arrived on the N. Norfolk coast on the IGth, and four others 

 were seen in S. Devon as late as the 8th of October. A vagrant was 

 recorded from Lerwick (Shethxnd) on the 23rd of October. 



THE WAX WING {Ampelis garrtihis). 



Nov. 12th. Edrom (Berwick), one caught. 



„ 2oth. Tranent (Haddington), one killed ; Cromer (Norfolk), 

 one, 

 Dec. 7th. Kinloch Lodge (Sutherland), one picked up dead. 



„ 13th. Glasson (Cumberland), one shot. 



„ 17th. Tranent, one seen. 



„ 19th. Nr. Hereford, one seen. 



„ 21st. S.E. Suftolk, one seen. 



Other single birds were killed at Gilmerton (Midlothian) and Kirrie- 

 muir (Forfar) during December. 



THE PIED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa atricapiUa). 



The east coast movements of this species began with the arrival of a 

 few birds at the Isle of May (Fife) on the 4th of September and of single 

 birds on the coasts of N. Norfolk and S.E. Suifolk on the 8tb, while on the 

 9th three arrived in Thanet (E. Kent). The main passage began on the 

 14th with the arrival of small numbers on the coast of N. Norfolk and 

 large numbers in the neighbourhood of Yarmouth and Lowestoft, a single 

 bird being also taken at Smith's Knoll Light-vessel. The numbers in all 

 three localities showed a decrease during the next two days, only a few 

 bemg left at Lowestoft on the 17th, while all had gone by the 19th. On 

 the S.E. coast of Suffolk the passage lasted from the 16th to the 20th, and 

 in Thanet from the 15th to the 20th, large numbers being recorded from 

 both localities. After that single birds only were noted, at Flixton 

 (Suffolk) on the 19th and 20th, and on Thanet on the 21st and 22nd. A 

 further passage of small numbers, however, was recorded at Thanet 

 from the 23rd to the 27th and on the 24th at the Isle of May. 



Emigrants were taken in small numbers at St. Catherine's Light (Isle 

 of Wight) on the 8th/9th, llth/12th and 14th/15th of September. 



THE SPOTTED FLYCATCHER {Muscicapa grisola). 



A single bird was killed at St. Catherine's Light (Hants) at 2.45 a.m. 

 on the 8th/9th of August. The only other records for the month were 



