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THE GOLDFINCH {Cardudis elec/ans). 



Aug. 21st. S. Somerset, tlock of fifty seen. 

 Sept. 3rd to 9th. Owslebury (Hants), large flocks seen. 



„ 28th. S.E. Suffolk coast, a few arrived. 



Oct. 1st. S.E. Suffolk coast, many arrived. 



„ 7th. N.E. Suffolk coast, two flying S. 



„ 9th. S.E. Suffolk coast, fair number flying S. 



„ 10th. Anvil Point Lt. (Dorset), one seen. 



„ 13th & 18th. S.E. Suffolk coast. Hocks arrived. 



„ 17th. Banstead (Surrey), flock seen. 



„ 27th. Coquet Island Lt. (Northumberland), two on the 

 island. 



„ 29th/30th. Bardsey Lt. (Carnarvon), one killed. 



„ 31st. S.E. Suffolk coast, several arrived. 



Nov. 9th. Coquet Island Lt., two on the island. 



„ 11th & 12th. Dungeness Lt. (Kent), two seen. 



„ 12th. S.E. Suffolk coast, large numbers arrived. 



,, 18th. S.E. Suffolk coast, decrease. 



„ 20th. N.E. Suffolk coast, two flying S. 



THE SISKIN {Chrysomitris spinus). 



The earliest arrival was reported from Aldringham (Suffolk) on 

 the 16tli of September, and the iirst was seen on Fair Isle (Shetland) 

 oji the 26th. During October, Siskins were reported from many of the 

 Scotch liglit-stations and ffve were seen in Surrey on the 29th. During 

 the ffrst Ave days of November ihey were exceedingly abundant in 

 Thanet (E. Kent), but appear to have left on the 6th and 7th, while 

 many were caught by the Dover bird-catcliers during the month. 

 Twenty were seen in Mull (Argyll) on the 2nd, a flock was seen flj'ing 

 N. at Yarmouth (Norfolk) on the 10th and six at Oxford on the 14th. 

 On the 26th of December a small flock was seen at Hebden Bridge 

 (Yorkshire). 



THE TREE-SPARROW {Passer montanus). 



The only movement of this species recorded was on the east coast 

 between Norfolk and Kent, and was in progress between the 1st of October 

 and the 8th of November. It does not seem to have been nearly so 

 continuous or of such magnitude as those of the Greenfinch and 

 Chaffinch, but was otherwise similar in character, consisting both of an 

 oversea immigration, recorded at various light-ships betAveen the Wash 

 and the mouth of the Thames, and of a southward coasting movement. 

 The latter was first noticed on the Suffolk coast on the 1st of October and 



