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Crows passing E. and W. in afternoon and Larks in hundreds. 

 Daws are onl}' mentioned at two stations ; the Gorton on Oct. 10th 

 and 2:2nd, continuous flocks of Daws and Crows all da}' ; also 

 at tlie Shipwash on tlie IGth. At the Inner Dowsing on Oct. 22nd 

 four Crows remained all night on globe above the lantern, and five 

 took up their position in the same quarter on the night of Nov. 8th, 

 leaving at daylight for the Lincolnshire coast. The wind on the 

 Noilh Sea on Oct. IGth was N. to N.E., force 4 to 7. 



Cuckoo, Cuculus canorns. — On Sept. 17th, 10 p.m., at the North 

 Foreland, wind E., overcast, mist}^ a Cuckoo struck the south 

 side of the lantern, but was not killed. 



Swallow, Hirundo rustica. — The spiing migration was noticed 

 at two stations — the Cockle, June 8th, 9.20 a.m., five Swallows 

 passed towards land; also on July 1st at 4.30 a.m., ten passing to 

 W.S.W. ; at the South-sand Head, July 0th, twenty at 3.30 a.m., 

 flying towards N.N W. The autumn migration was observed at 

 several stations both north and south of the Humber. At Coquet 

 Island, Aug. 15th, midnight, S.E., three Swallows struck glass of 

 lantern, but were not killed ; on the 20th great numbers were seen 

 flying about, two striking glass after dark, but were not killed. 

 At Whitby, on Oct. 4th, 9.30 a.m., flock going south. At Hun- 

 stanton, on Sept. 10th, 2 p.m., a flock alighted on lantern and 

 gallery ; and on Oct. 12th, 3 p.m., fog, twelve came up to light and 

 dispersed in various directions. At the North Foreland, on 

 Sept. 9th, 10th and 11th, about forty passed each day; and on the 

 21st, about one hundred flew round the lantern top for an hour. 

 At the South-sand Head on Sept. 28th, twelve. Swallows passed. 

 Migration extending from Aug. 15th to Oct. 12th — fifty-nine days. 



Swift, Cypselas cqms. — The autumn migration of Swifts, so 

 remarkable in 1879 for the great numbers seen at various places 

 on the north-east coast (see Zool. Jan. 1880, p. 8), was observed 

 at only two stations. At Teesmouth, great numbers flying about 

 during the last three days of Augu'st. At the Nore, on Aug. 1st 

 and 2nd, between 6 and 7 a.m., and again on the 20th ; last on 

 Oct. loth, 9 a.m.. Swifts mixed w^th Larks. At Heligoland, 

 Martins and Swifts, "rather great numbers during August; par- 

 ticularl}' noted on the 10th, wind S.E., Swifts a great many; on 

 the 20th, the same." 



Charadriidje. — The burst of severe weather during the early 

 days in December brought an immeHSe influx of Plovers to our 



