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season at the Isle of May, and it must have been very vast, close, 

 and determined, when even on the 6th, with light W. wind, large 

 numbers of Bramblings and Chaffinches still appeared." Other 

 notes to the same effect might be readily quoted, but the returns 

 from the east coast of England, which, as they include an area of 

 latitude identical with the island of Heligoland, should provide 

 the most interesting material for comparison. Thus we find : 



Turdios viscivorus. — Eedcar, October 4th. Flocks of Mistle 

 Thrushes coming in ; wind N.W. 



Turdus iliacus. — Between Farn Islands and Hasborough, L. 

 v., at various stations from October 1st to November 15th ; rushes 

 on October 21st to 24th ; wind S. and S.W. On the same dates 

 as the latter, numbers passed Heligoland, but the direction of the 

 wind there not stated. 



Turdiis pilaris. — The following Heligoland note occurs : 

 December 1st, 24th, and 30th (S.W., still overcast). On the 

 latter day very large numbers, and with a N.W. wind : windy 

 and rain; an example of T. migratorius was reported as seen 

 quite close. 



Turdus merula. — Spring, at Northumberland stations, from 

 March 14th to 20th many ; wind W. and S.W. 



In a foot-note the Editor quotes from a letter received from 

 Longstone Lighthouse as follows : — " November 10th. — All kinds 

 of small birds coming all day. . . . wind southerly; hazy 

 weather. . . . 11th. — Birds still coming ; all kinds, or rather 

 the small kind. . . . 12th.^ — Great rush of Blackbirds, Ouzels, 

 Eedwings, Lapwings, Grey and Golden Plover, &c. . . . This 

 is the greatest rush of the season, and lasted all day up to 

 10 p.m. Complete absence of Starlings. Wind all day from S. 

 to S. by W., after midnight changing to N.W." It is curious to 

 note that there was no corresponding rush across Heligoland 

 during the same period. 



On p. 44 follows a very interesting note on Cyanecula suecica 

 (Arctic Bluethroat). Cley and Blakeney (as observed by Mr. 

 F. D. Power) : September 8th, W.N.W., one : 11th, E. to 

 N.N.E., one shot, showing red spot fairly well ; 12th, E. to N., 

 eighty to one hundred, also many Eedstarts. . . . 13th, 

 E.N.E., about four dozen left on bank ; 15th, E., eight or ten; 



