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large number along the banks between Hartlepool and Sneaton 

 Snook, also Kedstarts. At Flamborough, last week in August, in 

 great numbers, with Eedstarts. At Spurn, Sept. 3rd, with some 

 Eedstarts. Oct. 27th, last seen, an old bird. At Great Cotes, 

 September, first fortnight, very great many. At Northrepps, 

 Aug. 30th and 31st, great numbers and Kedstarts. Altogether 

 there was a very large immigration on the east coast from the 

 Fame Islands to Yarmouth the last week in August and early in 

 September. 



Saxicola deserti, Kupp.,* a fine old male, in perfect summer 

 plumage, occurred at Heligoland on June 23rd, wind W., calm, 

 warm. Saxicola leucura, Aug. 11th, E., fine, one, undoubtedly, 

 but not shot. 



Sylviid^. — Of the small warblers, Hypolais icterina, a fine 

 male occurred in Heligoland on June 3rd ; the same day some 

 Willow Wrens and one Sylvia riridanus, a fine female, shot in 

 Mr. Gatke's garden, making the third Heligoland example. On 

 July 13th, Whitethroats ; 24th, young Willow Wrens. On Aug. 

 24th, great many, also some Whitethroats and Garden Warblers ; 

 27th, Willow Wrens in less numbers, and again in increased 

 numbers on Sept. 3rd ; on the 9th Chiff chaffs commenced 

 migrating, also a great many Willow Wrens and Whitethroats 

 came ; on the 15th, forenoon, Willow Wrens and Sedge Warblers, 

 great many in potato - fields ; again, on 16th, S.E., calm, sunny, 

 warm, Willow Wrens, Chiffchaffs and Garden Warblers, great 

 many, less numbers of Blackcaps ; 17th, Willow Wrens, Chiff- 

 chaffs and Garden Warblers, less of the latter ; 25th, westerly. 

 Willow Wrens, and great numbers of Chiffchaffs, Garden War- 

 blers, Blackcaps and Whitethroats; the same day, P. sujjerciliosus, 

 one fine bird shot ; besides this a large PJiylloscojyus, with very 

 conspicuous wing-bar, was seen. Again, on the 26th, another 

 P. siiperciliosus, and in the evening many Chiffchaffs, Garden 

 Warblers and Blackcaps ; 27th, Chiffchaffs, Garden Warblers, 

 Blackcaps and Whitethroats ; 28th, some Chiffchaffs ; 30th, 



* It is worthy of note that on the same day a fine example of Papilio 

 podalirius, the scarce Swallow-tail, was taken on the island. This butterfly 

 was added to the British list on the authority of Haworth, but no authenti- 

 cated British specimen is known : its occurrence on Heligoland adds to the 

 probability of its capture in England, \_8axicola deserti also occurred at 

 Alloa, in Scotland, on Nov. 28th, 1880.— J. A. H. B.] 



