2 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



is the day on which they were first observed here. The approxi- 

 mate date of departure will be given later." 



The following notes are copied direct from M. Thorlacius' 

 schedule, and are most useful to the Committee, serving as they 

 do as finger-posts on the route of migration, indicating the im- 

 portant dates of arrival at their breeding-quarters of Icelandic 

 summer migrants. When M. Thorlacius sends his autumn 

 departures of migrants and the other good things he so kindly 

 promises us, we will have useful standpoints, the spaces between 

 which can be more easily filled in when these are fixed : — 



Skykkesholm, Iceland, 1882, lat. G^"" 4' N. ; long. 22 43' W. 



April 7th, Turdiis iliacus, S., very fresh ; rain. 



May 8th, Saxicola oenanthe, S.E., light air; clear. 



April 24th, Motacilla alba, N.E., stormy; clear. 



May 24th, Anthus pratensis, N.E., storm; light showers. 



April 25th, Scolopax gallinago, N.E., storm; light showers. 



April 19th, Totanus calidris, E., very fresh; dry. 



May 11th, Numenius phceopus, N.E., very fresh ; light showers. 



April 17th, Charadrius pluvialiSj N.E., very fresh; clear. 



April 19th, Tringa alpina, N.E., very fresh; clear. 



May 3rd, T. cinerea, E., blowing hard ; clear. 



April 29th, Strepsilas collaris, N.E., storm; snow showers. 



April 26th, Tringa hiaticula, N.E., scorm ; dry. 



May 23rd, Phalaropus cinerea, N.E., blowing hard; clear. 



May 24th, P. platyrhinclia, N.E., storm; snow showers. 



April 9th, Falco ccesius, N.E., very fresh; rain. 



April 9th, Limosa melanura, N.E., very fresh ; rain. 



April 9th, Hcematopus ostralegus, N.E., very fresh; rain. 



March 30th, H, ostralegus. 



April 30th, Fringilla linaria, N.E. storm, cloudy; rain. 



April 30th, Loxia serinus, N.E. storm, cloudy ; rain. 



March 15th, Uria grylle, K'.E. ; clear, 



March 15th, U. brunnichii, N.E. ; clear. 



March 15th, U. troile, N.E. ; clear. 



March 15th, U. alle, N.E. ; clear. 



March 15th, Alca torda, N.E.; clear, hard. 



April 25th, Mormon f rater cula, N.E., very fresh. 



April 30th, Carlo cormoranus, N.E., light air. 



April 30th, C. graculus, N.E:, light air. 



April 30th, Puffinus arcticvs, N.E., light air. 



