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27th. — During the morning weather was rather foggy, and 

 we had a perfect calm ; heard several times the note of Curlews. 

 In the afternoon the wind blew moderately from the S.S.E. 

 when a few Greenfinches were seen coming over from the east. 



28th. — The wind turned to the S.S.W. and continued of the 

 same force. The morning was rather foggy. Song-Thrushes 

 arrived during the night. 



29th. — A very calm morning, on which only two Larks were 

 noticed; these came over from the N.E. In the afternoon the 

 wind blew modt-'ately from the N.W. Many Skylarks and 

 Titlarks came over from the S.E. 



30th. — Wind very light, direction varying from N.W. to S.W. 

 We had a good passage of White Wagtails and some Linnets. 

 Scops Owls were taken at Wied Zembak. 



November. 



1st. — A light S.W. wind. Passing through Wied Zembak, 

 I met a man who had killed eleven Scops Owls, and I learned 

 from him that he had taken twenty- eight of these birds the day 

 before. The only birds I noticed along the whole valley were 

 three Eobins and two Blue Kock-Thrushes. 



2nd. — Almost a perfect calm ; weathercocks pointing to the 

 S. and S.E. Large flocks of Skylarks began to arrive at about 

 3 p.m. ; they all came in from the east. Very few were taken ; 

 the majority must have continued their journey onwards, as the 

 following morning very few were to be seen. 



4th. — Wind moderate, blowing from the N.W. The birds 

 observed were some Linnets and Titlarks, seven Chaffinches, 

 and many White Wagtails ; many of these were taken in 

 the nets. 



5th. — A light S. or S.E. wind. Nothing seen except some 

 Scops Owls. 



7th. — Almost calm. Mr. Cachia Zammit shot a Peregrine 

 Falcon, which he sent to me ; it now forms part of my collec- 

 tion. I was told that a few Chaffinches were taken. 



10th. — Some Larks and Titlarks were brought into the 

 Valletta Market. 



11th. — Two Woodcocks at market. 



15th. — The Linnets which had gathered in our valleys since 



