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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



T N the year 1872, through the medium of the 

 -*- Natural History columns of " The Field," 

 a series of observations were made by natural- 

 ists in different parts of England on the subject 

 of " Our Summer Migrants." A form of calen- 

 dar was distributed and filled up by each accord- 

 ing to his opportunities. In this way, by the 

 end of the year six hundred and forty-five 

 separate observations were placed on record, 

 and it devolved upon me to prepare a report 

 from the statistics so furnished. As a good 

 deal of interesting information was thus brought 

 to light, it occurs to me that I may appro- 

 priately bring the present volume to a close 

 by extracting so much of the report as 

 relates strictly to the subject matter in hand, 

 and I accordingly do so. 



I n the calendars returned, some thirty species 

 of summer migratory birds are mentioned with 

 more or less frequency. The majority of the 



