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myriads" ; 28th, *' immense," and still great many to Nov. 12th. 

 These extracts from Mr. Gatke's notes show the enormous 

 migration of this species across Heligoland in the autumn, and 

 the corresponding rush on to our east coast. 



Pastor roseus, Eose-coloured Pastor. — Heligoland, July 16th, 

 old male shot. 



Pyrrhocorax gracidus, Chough. — HeligO'land, April 15th, seen 

 for a whole week, but not obtained. 



Corvus monedula, Jackdaw. — Considerable numbers south of 

 Humber throughout the autumn. Heligoland, Oct. 26th, many; 

 27th and 29th, great flight. 



Corvus corone, Carrion Crow. — Spring, Farn l.h., March 8th, 

 seven to W. Autumn, Yarmouth, Oct. 14th, continuous flocks 

 of Carrion and Grey Crows coming in, and again on 27th. At 

 the Inner Dowsing l.v., from Oct. 25th to Nov. 13th, great many ; 

 also at other stations in October and November. 



Corvus comix f Hooded Crow. — Migrates in company with 

 his near cousin, the Carrion Crow, as well as in separate flocks.* 

 Spring, Farn l.h.. May 25th, one Grey Crow on island, where it 

 ate three young Larks ; on July 27th Mr. Owen Boyle saw five 

 on the beach off Languard. Autumn, first at Great Cotes, Oct. 

 4th, to Whitby l.h., Dec. 8th, fifty. Enormous numbers crossed 

 in October and November between the Farn Islands and Ship- 

 wash L.V., off the coast of Essex, the main body arriving on the 

 flat coast of Lincolnshire and in Norfolk ; great rushes occurred 

 on Oct. 9th, night of 12th, 20th, 27th, and 28th, and on to Nov. 

 2nd, and also Nov. 7th to 15th ; under date Nov. 8th, Hasbro' 

 L.v. reports " continuous flocks of Black Crows and Grey Crows, 

 and Crows with ichite backs and bellies " ; it would be difficult to 

 say what is intended by the latter. Heligoland, Oct. 1st, flights, 

 thirty to forty, to Nov. 12th. t 



* Probably something like one-half of the entries in the schedules record 

 the movements of Crows, Eooks, Daws, Starlings, Larks, and Chaffinches, 

 any detailed notice of which is unnecessary, and could serve no practical 

 purpose. 



t Under date Oct. 6th, N.E., clear, fresh, Mr. Gatke remarks: — ''Across 

 the sea both sides of island (N. and S.), particularly on north side, countless 

 numbers of comix, sturnus, and all kinds of small bii'ds, all from E. to W. 

 This occurrence happens not rarely ; during this ponderous migration there 

 were on the island nearly no birds." 



