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Sylvia cinerea^ Whitethroat. — Hanois l.h. (Guernsey), Nov. 

 2nd, E., about lantern all night with Blackcaps. Heligoland, 

 Sept. 10th, enormous numbers ; 11th and 12th, less ; Oct. 1st, 

 last. 



S. atricapilla, Blackcap. — Hanois l.h., as above. Heligoland, 

 Oct. 11th, one young bird shot in garden. S. hortensis, Garden 

 Warbler. — Sept. 24th, some. 



Regulus cristatus, Goldcrest. — Spring, Tees l.v., March 29th, 

 one stayed all night, then to E. Earn l.h., April 2nd, several 

 all day. Hunstanton l.h., 3rd and 4th, S., against lantern. 

 Newarp l.v., 14th, three to E. Autumn, Shipwash l.v., Aug. 

 13th, large numbers ; and at most stations between Sept. 2nd and 

 Nov. 9th ; rushes, Sept. 21st, Oct. 28th to 31st. At the Ship- 

 wash L.V., on Oct. 15th, flights passed westward from 10 a.m. to 

 3 p.m., and at 6 p.m. fourteen were killed at lantern ; the im- 

 migration of Goldcrests has been small compared with the 

 millions which crossed in the autumn of 1882, the period of 

 migration eighty- six days, against ninety-two in the preceding 

 year; line E. to W. Heligoland, Oct. 6th, not many yet ; 7th, 

 pretty numerous ; 13th and 22nd, some. The Firecrest, Regulus 

 ignicapillus. — Oct. 29th, many ; Nov. 2nd, many ; 8th, some. 



Phylloscopus superciliosus, Yellow-barred Warbler. Heligo- 

 land, Sept. 17th, N.E., calm and clear, one. 



P. rufus, Chiffchaff. — Heligoland, Sept. 24th and 30th, some ; 

 October, first seven days ; 11th, early, great many and through- 

 out day ; 12th and 13th, less. 



P. trocJiilus, Willow Warbler. — Aug. 14th, some ; 18th, 19th, 

 20th, pretty numerous, all young ; 21st, 22nd, and 24th, astonish- 

 ing numbers ; Sept. 9th, some ; 10th, enormous numbers ; 11th 

 and 12th, less ; 24th, less ; Nov. 1st, final rush, marvellous 

 numbers. 



Hypolais pallida. — Heligoland, Sept. 20th, ** first specimen 

 got here," shot by Ludwig Gatke. 



Accentor modularise Hedgesparrow. — Languard Point l.h., 

 March 1st, 12.30 p.m., large flock to E. In the autumn of 1882 

 there was an enormous migration across Heligoland and on the 

 East Coast of England ; this last autumn only five or six are 

 recorded from Heligoland, and none on our east coast. 



Acredula rosea, British Long-tailed Titmouse. — Yarmouth, 

 Oct. 25th, about this date several seen, flock of eleven on 



