Birds. 2739 



Arrival. Departure. 



Snipe ii August to i October. in April to iv April. 



Woodcock ii September to iv October. in March to iv March. 



Redwing i October to iv October. iv March to i April. 



Jack snipe , i October to iv October. iv April to i May. 



Fieldfare n October to in October. iv April to i May. 



Gray wagtail i October to i November. it March to in March. 



Teal m October to n November, n March to in March. 



Merlin iv October to in November, n March to i April. 



Golden plover iv October to iv November, in March to iv March. 



Mountain finch iv November to in Decemb. i March to in March. 



Ring ouzel in April. iv September to n October. 



Wheatear in April to i May. n September to ivSeptemb. 



Dotterel iv April to n May. i October to in October. 



Common sandpiper iv April to n May. n August to in August. 



The list of the birds of Oxfordshire and its neighbourhood, though 

 doubtless yet imperfect, has nevertheless far exceeded the estimate we 

 had previously formed of its extent. Of the 346 or 347 reputed Bri- 

 tish species, 232, or more than two-thirds, have been enumerated in 

 the foregoing pages as killed in this central part of the kingdom. A 

 great majority of this number are introduced upon our own authority : 

 of the remainder we have used every endeavour to sift the authenticity 

 of the facts reported, and, although we might naturally have felt in- 

 clined to increase the length of our catalogue, it has been our wish 

 throughout that no species should appear in it whose claim to such 

 position might seem in any way doubtful. 



In the nomenclature we have been chiefly guided by Yarrell's 

 ' British Birds.' With regard to the Latin specific names, as it is not 

 always easy to be understood which name is indicated in that work as 

 the proper one to use, we have adopted such as appeared to have 

 either the consent of the majority of naturalists or the sanction of pri- 

 ority, or both, in their favour. 



We cannot allow ourselves to hope that our remarks are free from 

 error, but can truly affirm that no pains have been spared in their in- 

 vestigation ; and must now leave the list, as it is, in the hands of your 

 readers. 



A. & H. Matthews. 



Errata. — Page 2597, line 17 from bottom, for Mr. Forrey read Mr. Forrest. 

 Page 2599, line 2 from top, for Gallinaces read Gallinacees. 



