BEITISH BIRDS AT WIESBADEN. 29 



English readers — they rise high in air, often probably to an 

 immense height, and speed away south at 100 miles an hour 

 (Swallows are said to do 120) and in nine hours they are in 

 Africa. This is what happens to the multitudes of Scan- 

 dinavian migrants which come across the North Sea to the 

 British Isles in autumn. If they always continued flying west 

 they would find themselves in the Atlantic (and a case was 

 mentioned in " The Field " newspaper of March 3rd, 1894, in 

 which that actually happened to some Books), but they wait 

 their opportunity and then they go south. 



BKITISH BIKDS AT WIESBADEN (GEBMANY). 

 By Graham W. Kerr. 



(Continued from p. 16 J 



Serin (Serinus hortulanus) . — Has been noticed several 

 times, singly or in pairs. 



Greenfinch (Ligurinus chloris). — A common resident, very 

 fond of sunflower seeds. 



House Sparrow (Passe?- domesticus). — Everywhere abun- 

 dant. 



Tree Sparrow {Passer montanus). — Generally distributed 

 throughout the district, but in small numbers only. 



Chaffinch (Fringilla cwlebs). — In no other place have I 

 found it so common as here. 



Linnet (Acanthis cannabina). — A pair once seen. 



Bullfinch (Pyrrhula europcea). — Last winter during severe 

 weather three visited the Kur Gardens for about a week in 

 search of food. 



Common Bunting (Emberiza milaria). — Is seen feeding in 

 the roads after every fall of snow. 



Yellow Bunting (Emberiza citrinella). — Very numerous; 

 on the approach of cold weather flocks can be seen feeding on 

 the horse-dung in the roads; if the cold be of long duration, 

 they become very tame. 



Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus). — A pair seen one evening 

 in a meadow bordering a small stream. 



