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A. richardi, Kichard's Pipit. — Heligoland, Sept. 16th and 

 17th ; on 18th, two shot, 8J in. long ; 21st, some ; 24th, some 

 Oct. 11th, two. 



A. obscurus, Eock Pipit. — October, last fortnight, common 

 on Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk coast. At Heligoland, 

 on Oct. Isi, great many {A. obscurus, var. rupestris*) 



Oriolus galbula, Golden Oriole. — Heligoland, May, a male; 

 the first in thirty years. 



Lanius excubitor and major, Great Grey and Pallas' s Great 

 Grey Shrike. — Heligoland, Oct. 5th, six or eight, and in last week 

 in month major, some ; none on English coast. 



L. collurio, Eed-backed Shrike. — Languard l.h., March 16th, 

 one. Earn l.h., Sept. 23rd, one shot on island. 



Muscicapa grisola, Spotted Flycatcher. — Spring, Whitby l.h., 

 April 7th, great many small Flycatchers against lantern every 

 night in the week f (too soon by four or five weeks for M. grisola), 

 Farn l.h., April 28th, several. Hunstanton l.h.. May 17th, 

 2 a.m., S.W., seven killed. Tees l.v., Dec. 27th, one came on 

 board. Heligoland, Sept. 10th, enormous numbers ; 11th and 

 12th, some ; 17th, many ; 19th and 20th, less. 



M. atricapilla. Pied Flycatcher. — Yarmouth, Sept. 15th, one 

 young bird (J. H. G.). Heligoland, Aug. 14th, some, and on to 

 Sept. 20th ; on Aug. 21st, 22nd, and 24th, and again on Sept. 

 10th, in enormous numbers. M.parva, Ked-breasted Flycatcher. 

 — Sept. 19th, ''one with orange throat." 



Hirundo rustica. Swallow. — Spring, Hunstanton l.h., April 

 5th, one to S.W. ; 29th, many. Farn l.h., 20th, two. In May, 

 at Whitby, Flamborough, Spurn, and Outer Dowsing l.v. At 

 Tees L.V., on 10th, great many, S.E. to N*W. ; and 11th, 12th, 

 and 13th, all through day in same direction. Autumn, Cockle 

 L.V., July 12th, six to S. ; and from Sept. 25th to Oct. 13th, at 

 several stations going south. Last observed at the Spurn by 

 myself, Oct. 24th and 25th ; three young birds hawking in the 

 sun beneath Kilnsea cliff. Heligoland, Aug. 21st and 22nd, 

 S.E., '' astounding numbers " of Swallows, Martins, and Sand 



* This, the Scandinavian form of the Eock Pipit, is not infrequent on the 

 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coast in the autumn. 



f Probably this, as well as other entries in the schedules, may refer to 

 various small insect-feeding birds, as the term "Flycatcher" amongst our 

 observers is a very general one, 



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