Timie of arrival of Migratory Birds, by J.Robson-Scott. 409 



Naturalists' Society, while on a collecting expedition on the Farne 

 Islands, obtained a specimen of the Alauda alpestris, or Shore 

 'Loxk.— {Kelso Chron., Feb. 13th, 1881). 



King Duck {Somateria spectahilis). — Mr J. Sutton, Durham, 

 wrote to The Field : " I have been credibly informed that a King- 

 Eider visited the Farne Islands during the breeding season." — 

 {Ber. Adv., Sept. 1880). 



HoNEY-BuzzABD (Perms apivorus). — In the summer of 1879 a 

 Honey-Buzzard frequented Penmanshiel wood, and was left un- 

 molested. 



Time of arrival of Migratory Birds at Belford, Bowmont- 

 water. By J. Robson-Scott, M.D. 



OUCKOO. 



1858, May 10th. 1866, May 7th. 1874, April 29th. 



1859, May 6th. 1867, May 7th. 1875, May 4th. 



1860, May 12th. 1868, May 10th. 1876, May 6th. 



1861, May 24th. 1869, June 3rd. 1877, May 8th. 



1862, May 5th. 1870, May 7th. 1878, May 7th. 



1863, May 7th. 1871, May 1st. 1879, May 8th. 



1864, May 5th. 1872, April 24th. 1880, May 7th. 



1865, May 7th. 1873, May 6th. 



Swallows. 

 -H. urbica and riparia and rustica. 

 -H. urbica ; 10th, H. rustica and riparia. 

 -H. rustica ; 8th, H. urbica and riparia. 

 -H. urbica ; 1 5th, H. rustica and riparia. 

 -H. rustica and riparia, and H. rustica. 

 -H. rustica and riparia; 15th, rustica. 

 -H. rustica ; 12th, H. urbica and riparia. 

 -H. riparia ; 8th, rustica ; 16th, urbica. 

 -H. riparia and rustica ; 10th, urbica. 

 -H. rustica and riparia; 18th May, H. urbica. 

 -H. rustica and riparia ; May 16th, urbica. 

 -H. riparia ; May 14th, H. urbica and rustica. 

 -H. riparia and rustica ; 1 8th, H. urbica. 

 -H. rustica and H. riparia and H. urbica. 

 -H. rustica and H. urbica; May 5th, H. riparia. 



1858, May 



1859, May 



1860, May 



1861, May 



1862, May 



1863, May 



1864, May 



1865, May 



1866, May 



1867, April 18th. 



1868, April 24th. 



1869, April 24th. 



1870, May 6th.. 



1871, AprH 27th. 



1872, AprH 28th. 



4th.- 

 4th.- 

 1st.- 

 1st.- 

 1st.- 

 9th.- 

 9th.- 

 4th.- 

 5th.- 



