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THE NIGHTJAR. 



Caprimulgus europceus (L,). 



The movements o£ this species were difficult to trace, for the 

 records, which were not very numerous, generally referred 

 to single birds, and there are no lighthouse observations. 



A single Nightjar was met with in Surrey on the 16th of 

 April, and four were observed in Yorkshire as early as the 

 19th of that month. 



Between the 21st and 23rd of April large numbers were 

 observed in Hampshire. This probably indicated an im- 

 migration, but the records afforded no indication of the line 

 along which these arrivals spread. 



The species was reported to have settled down in its usual 

 numbers in Northamptonshire by the 5th of May, and in 

 Derbyshire and Glamorgan by the lOtli of that month. No 

 observations were recorded from Northumberland or from 

 the Isle of Man. 



Eggs of this species were reported from Yorkshire on 

 the 18th of May, and two fresh eggs were found in Radnor 

 on the 1st of June. 



Chronological Summary of the Records. 



pril 16. 



Surrey. 



„ 17. 



Northampton. 



„ 19. 



Oxford, Yorkshire. 



„ 21. 



Hants (large increase) 



„ 23. 



Cumberland. 



„ 25. 



Kent, Merioneth. 



„ 27. 



Stafford, Durham. 



