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old thorn hedge, and I noticed that it kept to the topmost 

 branches instead of to the middle or bottom of the hedge, as a 

 Goldcrest would have done. 



Phylloscopus rufus (Bechst.). Chiffchaff. — This usually 

 scarce migrant appeared in somewhat large numbers. I obtained 

 a single bird on Sept. 25th, while on the 27th they were quite 

 numerous in th& hedges near the sea-bank at North Cotes. On 

 Sept, 30th I only saw one, and another on Oct. 3rd. 



P. trochilus (Linn.). Willow-Warbler. — The passage of this 

 species lasted from the middle of August to the end of September. 

 I first saw it on Aug. 16th, and from that date until Sept. 26th 

 it was always present in the coast hedges in greater or less num- 

 bers, though at no time very abundant. 



P. sibilatrix (Bechst.). Wood-Warbler. — On Sept. 3rd I saw 

 a Warbler in a hedge at North Cotes which I have no doubt 

 belonged to this species, but it was very shy, and I failed to 

 secure it. 



Acrocephalus phragmitis (Bechst.). Sedge-Warbler. — I saw 

 two Sedge-Warblers in a reed-bed close to the sea-bank at 

 Tetney on the somewhat late date of Sept. 26th. 



Accentor modularis (Linn.). Hedge-Sparrow. — The passage 

 of the Hedge -Sparrow lasted from the middle of August to 

 nearly the middle of November, but, curiously enough, it was 

 almost absent throughout October. It first appeared on Aug. 

 16th, and was numerous on 23rd, was again abundant on Sept. 

 5th and 30th, and, lastly, a slight movement took place on 

 Nov. 5th to 9th. 



Parus major, Linn. Great Titmouse. — A few Great Tits 

 appeared in the coast hedges on Sept. 5th and 6th ; one each 

 day on Oct. 3rd and 4th ; a good many on 22nd, and a single 

 bird on Nov. 29th. 



P. britannicus, Sharpe & Dress. Coal-Titmouse. — I saw 

 three of these Tits in a hedge near the sea-bank at Tetney on 

 Sept. 26th, and obtained one of them. On Oct. 3rd I secured a 

 couple in a hedge near the coast at North Cotes. All appeared to 

 belong to the British form. 



P. cteruleus, Linn. Blue Titmouse. — Abundant on the coast 

 all through the autumn. The first bird appeared on Aug. 23rd, 

 and it was scarcely ever absent up to the end of November, being 

 particularly numerous on Sept. 21st and Oct. 3rd and 22nd. 



