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paratively scarce compared with the large numbers which accom- 

 panied the Wheatears on their southward migration up the coast 

 in the autumns of 1880 and 1881. Across Heligoland from Aug. 

 10th to first week in October; on the 5th, great many, with 

 Wheatears, wind E., fresh. 



Blackstart, R. titys (Scop.). — Heligoland, March 13th to 

 14th, one ; 17th, eight to ten ; and to April 8th, daily, some. 

 Autumn : Spurn, Oct. 29th, one, adult female ; stomach con- 

 tained remains of Coleoptera, entire ants, and two large seeds. 

 Migrates earlier in the spring and later in the autumn than the 

 Kedstart. 



Red-spotted Bluethroat, Cyanecula suecica (Linn.). — Heligo- 

 land, Sept. 16th, E.N.E., in great numbers, with Redstarts, Gold- 

 crests, Wheatears, &c. ; 20th, S.E., fresh, many; 23rd, very 

 numerous. At Spurn, Sept. 11th, two immature, one obtained. 

 It appears yet to be an open question with ornithologists whether 

 the young of suecica are distinguishable from those of leucocyana 

 in the plumage of the first year ; the Spurn bird therefore may 

 be an example of the Central European form, the White-spotted 

 Bluethroat. 



Redbreast, Erithacus riihecula (Linn.). — Spring: Heligoland, 

 March 13th and 14th, several ; April 8th, 22nd and 23rd, some. 

 Autumn : across island, from Sept. 8th, N., calm, overcast, 

 through October, in large numbers ; great rush, Oct. 17th, 18th 

 and 19th ; again on 27tb and 28th. At Orfordness and Languard 

 Point lighthouses and Ship wash l.v., on Sept. 20th, and from 

 Oct. 6th to 25th between the Longstone l.h. and East Goodwin 

 L.V., in great numbers. Great rush Oct. 8th, and again night of 

 13th at many stations and in large numbers. At the Galloper 

 L.V., on 6th, with Wrens. 



Sylviin^. — Whitethroat, Sylvia cinerea (Linn.), Hanois l.h., 

 April ] 6th, 3 a.m., some killed. Heligoland, April 22nd and 23rd, 

 S.S.E. and S., some. Spurn l.h.. May 7th, 11 p.m., misty, rain, 

 one killed. Cromer l.h., June 17th, 9.50 p.m., 6 a.m., two and 

 a Wren killed. Autumn : Cromer l.h., July 18th, 3 a.m., S.W., 

 seven stunned. During September and first week in October at 

 several stations during night. Blackcap, S, atricapilla (Linn.), 

 Heligoland, April 23rd, some ; 28th, many. Lesser Whitethroat, 

 S. curriica (Linn.), also some. Heligoland, in the autumn. White- 

 throats on Aug. 6th, and through September in great numbers 



