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ten to fifteen, 6 a.m., travelling N.E. to S.W., very high,* to 

 Hasbro' l.v., Nov. 8th, many round lantern, and Nov. 16th, at 

 Farn l.h., four to S.W. At several stations in large numbers 

 between these dates, but none south of Yarmouth ; rushes 

 occurred on Sept. 21st, Oct. 19th (Yarmouth, along coast to S.), 

 28th to 31st, and Nov. 6th to 8th. Inner Dowsing l.v., Oct. 31st, 

 seven killed, 7 p.m., N.E., and at Longstone l.h., several on same 

 night. Flamborough l.h., Nov. 9th, 1 a.m. to daylight, great 

 many ; direction of migration N.E. to S.W. and E. to W. or S.E. 

 to N.W. HeHgoland, from Sept. 24th to Nov. 7th ; Oct. 28th, 

 great flight overhead, travelling E. to W. ; from night of Oct. 31st 

 to Nov. 4th an immense migration day and night, on 6th also 

 large numbers still passing. 



T. varius, White's Thrush. — Heligoland, April 15th, one all 

 day long (Sunday) in the churchyard, and was not obtained. 



T, merula, Blackbird. — First at Kedcar, Sept. 18th, a few, to 

 Whitby L.H., Nov. 11th, several, and at Tees l.v., Nov. 15th, one 

 overboard ; between these dates at a majority of the stations, 

 chiefly those north of the Humber ; f the first flights young birds, 

 young cocks being greatly in excess. On Oct. 19th, at Spurn, 

 flight of old cock Blackbirds ; rushes occurred on Sept. 21st, 

 Oct. 28th to 31st, and Nov. 2nd to 8th. Heligoland, Oct. 11th, 

 some. 



T. torquatuSy King Ouzel. — Spring, Hunstanton l.h., April 

 31st, one male. Inner Farn l.h.. May 10th, one. Flamborough 

 L.H., May 7th, one very fine old bird struck. Autumn, at several 

 stations between the Farn Islands and Yarmouth, from Oct. 13th 

 at the former to Nov. 1st at the Spurn, flock at noon, wind N.N.E., 

 light, and Nov. 2nd and 4th, Longstone l.h. ; the latter dates all 

 night. Cock King Ouzels were tolerably plentiful near the Spurn 

 and Kilnsea during the fourth week in October ; rushes on Oct. 

 13th and Nov. 1st to 4th. Heligoland, Sept. 30th to Oct. 22nd; 

 on the 20th two old males. 



* lu the autumn of 1880 Fieldfares were first seen in Norfolk on Sept. 9th, 

 in 1881 on Sept. 14th, and in 1883 on Sept. 8th. The earliest occurrence in 

 each case for England. 



t At Great Cotes, on Nov. 13th, sharp frost on previous night ; the hedge- 

 rows in the marsh swarmed with Blackbirds, Missel Thrushes, Kedwings, 

 and Fieldfares ; the former were young cocks with a few old females. There 

 was an average of one Blackbird to eaeh Uneal six feet of hedge. 



