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in the water so perseveringly, that the effect produced was 

 like a shower of rain. The vicinage of the Aln is nowhere 

 thickly peopled by them, and I have no doubt the great muster 

 was the prelude to their speedy departure for the sunny south, 

 and in all probability they took their flight that very night, for 

 it was the last sight I had of them for the year ; although on the 

 following and many a succeeding day, I chanced to be near their 

 meetingplace."— r.5".(9.— May 20th, 1880, atBelford, Beaumont 

 water ; May 24th, in 1879.— Dr. Rohson Scott. 



Swallow {Rirundo rustica). — April 15th, at Belford, thin; 

 plentiful on 20th; in 1879, appeared April 20th. — J. A. — At 

 Berwick in 1879, arrived April 25th, departed Nov. 6th ; in 1880, 

 arrived April 23rd, departed Nov. 14th; very late in departing 

 in 1879, all over the country. — G.B. — At Eothbury, April 18th, 

 several were counted in the midst of a flock of Sand Martins ; 

 in 1879, they appeared on April 29th. {Kelso Chron). — Berwick, 

 arrived April 23rd ; at Abbey St. Bathans, April 24th ; at 

 Elsdon, April 20th.— (j5^r. Adv.). At Stamfordham, April 20th, 

 arrived. Sept. 21st, bulk of the Swallows left ; Oct. 10th, two 

 seen. — J.F.B. At Brampton, Oct. 16th, last seen. They were 

 circling round the church for several days previously. — Geo. 

 Parkin. At Fans, Earlstoun, April 20th, first seen ; Oct. 1 1th, 

 saw one flying along with two Bats, about 9 o'clock in the morn- 

 ing, the sun shining bright. — B.B. At East Linton, first seen, 

 23rd April, a week behind their average arrival, and disappeared 

 on the 10th Oct., seven days before their average time of depart- 

 ture. At Musselburgh, April 18th, a considerably number were 

 seen by the river; which was reckoned by the observer to be 

 nearly 10 days or a fortnight before the usual time. — {Scotsman). 

 At Kelso, April 2l8t, one seen, among a score of Martins. — {Kelso 

 Chron.) A correspondent remarks that the 26th April, is the 

 usual time of arrival near Kelso, but this year it was far into 

 May before they made their appearance. — {lb. Oct. 22nd). The 

 following are the dates of the arrival of the Swallows at Dunse 

 ;for the last five years, viz: — 4th May, 1876; 6th May, 1877; 

 2l8t April, 1878; 26th April, 1879; SOthApril, 1880.— (Ber. News, 

 May 4th). — Mr Watson writes that in 1880, they left Dunse 

 again about May 6th, owing to the inclemency of the weather. — 

 At Chimside, Dr. Stuart observed that on April 23rd, Swallows 

 were first seen at Allanton Bridge ; on 24th, plenty of swallows, 

 weather windy and cold; 26th, Swallows absent; snow on 



