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singularly, he does not separate the three species of Snipe, but 

 refers to them all as Giach, Snipe. 



From the above remarks, it may be gathered that formerly a 

 great many native birds, if not all, had distinct specific names 

 among the Welsh ; but probably from the deep Welsh dying out, 

 and from people not writing in Welsh so much as they formerly 

 did, owing to the teaching of English in our schools, many of the 

 specific names of birds have ceased to be used, and in their stead 

 names of general application have come into vogue, such as are 

 in common use in Wales at the present day. 



LINES OF MIGKATION. 

 By F. B. Whitlock. 



In Mr. Cordeaux's note headed " Lines of Migration" (p. 103), 

 he remarks (quoting from the 'Migratory Keport' for 1886), 

 " The returns from the north of Norfolk are poor," &c, &c. 

 This poverty in the returns is probably due more to a lack of 

 competent observers than to absence of material. 



When visiting Hunstanton in the early part of October, 1889, 

 I observed a considerable migratory movement amongst the 

 smaller birds. During my stay there I called at the lighthouse 

 several times, and, though I found both officials very courteous, 

 they did not pretend to take more than a general interest in 

 bird-life. I was informed that few birds struck the lantern, 

 owing to the light being intermittent, but Mr. Westmoreland, one 

 of the light-keepers, informed me that he had known a specimen 

 of the Whimbrel and Pied Flycatcher to be killed, and these he 

 considered the most noteworthy during his residence at Hun- 

 stanton. He had also procured an example of the Great Grey 

 Shrike from a neighbouring field. In the absence of the usual 

 schedules, the following observations, noted down at the time of 

 my visit, may perhaps be of interest. 



I reached Hunstanton on the evening of the 11th October. 

 During my stay, until the 18th, the weather, with the exception 

 of one day, was very favourable to birds journeying to our east 

 coast, light S.W. winds and bright sunshine prevailing. On 

 turning out on the morning of the 12th, my attention was at 



