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Maturat Histmy in the English Counties, 



Galtmce. 

 Tetrao scoticus, Red Grouse, 

 Pixd'w, Partridge. 

 Cot6rnix, Quail. Rare. 



Vassercs. 

 Col6mba ffi"'nas, Stockdove. 



Palumbus, Ringdove. 

 .41a6da arvcnsis. Skylark. A 

 white specimen is some- 

 timeSjthough rarely,seen. 

 obsciira, Rocklark. 

 Stfirnus vulgaris, Starling. 

 Cinclus, Water Ouzel. 



Turdus viscivorus, 

 Thrush. Scarce, 

 pilaris. Fieldfare 



Missel 



illacus, Redwing, 

 miisicus, Throstle. 

 JV/erula, Blackbird. 



to be met with in the 

 v/oods of Irton Hall, al- 

 though few in number. 

 L(Sxia curvirostra, Crossbill. 

 Very rare. 

 Pyrrhiila, Bullfinch. 

 Chl5ris, Greenfinch. 

 Emberlza il/iliaria. Corn Bun- 

 ting. 

 Citrindlla, Yellowhammer. 

 Fringilla coe'^lebs, Chaffinch. 

 Montifringilla, Mountain- 

 finch. 

 Cardutlis, Goldfinch. 

 Linbta, Linnet. 

 Linkria, Lesser Redpole. 

 dom^stica, Sparrow, 

 il/otacilla modularis. Wood 



i/otacilla alba, White Wagtail 



flava, Yellow Wagtail. 



ffinanthe, Wheatear. 



Rubctra, Whinchat. 



Rubicola, Stonechat. 



Atricapilla, Blackcap. 



Rubecola, Redbreast, 



Troglodytes, Wren. 



/^I'gulus, Golden-crested 

 Wren, 



Boarula, Grey Wagtail, 

 Parus major. Great Titmouse. 



caaruleus. Blue Titmouse. 



caud^tus, Long-tailed Tit* 

 mouse. Scarce. 

 /firundo rdstica. Swallow. 



riparia, Sand Marten. 



yi pus. Swift. 

 Caprimulgus europae'^us, Goat< 

 sucker. 



Sparrow. 

 A pie- Salvia, Whitethroat. 



bald variety is generally 



A very few additional species might probably be added to the above listy 

 but as their identity depends on the observation and authority of others, 

 which, in most cases, I find defective, I have omitted them, thinking it 

 better to confine myself to those I have actually seen or possess, than to 

 run the slightest risk of inserting any to which the least doubt attaches. In 

 a future communication I will send you a list of the shells, Crustacea, 

 Mollusca, &c., found on the coast of this county; till when, I remain. 

 Sir, &c. — J. Stanley, M.D. Whitehaven, July 18. 1829. 



Notice of the Arrival of Twenty-four of the Summer Birds of Passage in the 

 Neighbourhood of Carlisle y during the Year 1829, with Observations, &c. * 

 No. English Specific Names, Latin Generic and Specific Names, When first observed. 



1. Quail 



2. Swallow 



3. House Marten 



4. Sand or River Marten 



5. Swift 



6. Goatsucker 



7. Pied Flycatcher, male 



female 



8. Spotted Flycatcher 



9. Wheatear 



10. Whinchat 



11. Redstart, male 



female 



12. Grasshopper Warbler 



13. Sedge Warbler 



14. Greater Pettychaps 



15. Wood Wren 



16. Blackcap 



17. Whitethroat 



18. Yellow Wren 



19. Yellow Wagtail 



20. Field Lark, or Titling 



21. Cuckoo 



22. Wryneck 



23. Corncrake 



24. Common Tern 



Coturnix vulgaris 

 /firfindo rustica 



urbica 



riparia 

 Cypselus >4*pus 

 Caprimulgus europse^us 

 Muscicapa Atricapilla 



Grisola 

 Saxicola ffinanthe 



Rubfetra 

 Sylvia Phoenictirus 



May 23 

 April 9 



27 



— — .'j 



27 



May 12 

 April 17 



27 



May 12 

 April 12 

 May 3 

 April'l? 



- m 



18 



Currilca Locustella . . - 



ialickria - - _ --_ 28 



hortensis . - - . May 9 



sibiiatrix ... - —^ Q 



Atricapilla - - . April 25 



Salvia . . - . — — 29 



TZ^gulus Truchilus - - ]5 



Motacilla flava - - - 17 



vi'nthus triviklis - - - — — 18 



Cuculus canbrus - _ - gs 



Yi'inx Torqu;iIa - - - 18 



Ortygomfetra Crex - . , -___ jg 



Stdrna /iirundo - . - May 6 



Quail. This bird may be considered scarce in the neighbourhood of Carlisle, and we believe is 

 generally so throughout the county. It is, however, much more plentiful some years than others. 

 This was the case last year, having heard it repeatedly in various situations; yet during the pre- 

 sent summer we have not been able to detect its singular note either before or since the 23d of 

 May. One or two are almost annually killed in the autumnal rnonths, and a few have been known 

 to remain over the winter. 



Swallow. The appearance of the swallow this year was remarkably early, particularly so, 

 considering the severe weather that prevailed at the time of its arrival, and is, we have reason to 

 believe, the earliest notice of its having been seen in this neighbourhood. We first observed it 

 between two and three p. m. coursing the river Eden in a sheltered situation near Etterby, in 

 company with eight or ten sand-martens; affid on our return the following day, it was still in the 

 same situation. Although daily upon the look-out, we could not see another until the 21st, on 

 which day several were seen. 



Pied Flycatcher. All the writers upon British ornithology who have stated that this species 

 is indigenous .to Britain, appear to have done so more from conjecture than from any conclusive 

 evidence, as we cannot find a single well authenticated fact of its having been met with in this 

 country during the winter season ; indeed, all the testimony upon which any reliance can be 



* First published in the Philosophical Magazine, and here republished at the request of th 

 author, with some corrections and additions. — Cond, 



