36 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Hunstanton l.h., April 13tli, several. Heligoland, April 23rd. 

 Longstone l.h., Ma}^ 1st. Autumn : Heligoland, August to Oct. 

 31st, Tivitli House Martins at the latter date. Sand Martins 

 crossed the island on Aug. 15th, and large numbers of both 

 rustica and urhica from Sept. 13th to 19th. On East Coast of 

 England, Great Cotes, Aug. 12th, dusk, starlight, about one 

 hundred N.E. to S.W. ; main body passed up the coast in 

 September, and very few seen after first week in October. The 

 last occurrences are North-East Lincolnshire, Nov. 8th, two at 

 Laceby. Flamborough, Nov. 11th, N., cold, two about light- 

 house. Patrington, Yorkshire, on Oct. 27th I saw ten or twelve 

 House Martins hawking in the village street. 



Goldfinch, Carduelis elegaiis, Steph. — Spring : Spurn, April 

 20th, 11 a.m., six from S. remaining all day. Autumn : Spurn 

 and East Lincolnshire, some in October. Heligoland, Oct. 16th, 

 a few. 



Siskin, Chrysomitris spiniis (Linn.). — Seaton Carew, Durham, 

 Oct. 19th, one. Spurn, 25th, a few. Heligoland, Oct. 16th and 

 on to 23rd, some. 



Greenfinch, Ligurinus chloris (Linn.). — N. E. Lincolnshire, 

 Feb. 5th, 1883, large flocks on stubbles near the coast. Great 

 Cotes, Sept. 7th, large migratory flocks in bean-fields and on 

 stubbles during month, feeding on seeds of Atriplex angustifolia 

 and Polygonum avicidare, showing a decided preference for the 

 latter. Languard l.h., Oct. 23rd, very large flock came in at noon. 



Hawfinch, Coccothraustes vulgaris, Pall.^-Inner Dowsing l.v., 

 Oct. 20th, S.S.W. [No. 5J , two came on board and remained all 

 night, then in the morning left, flying S.E. to N.W. At Heli- 

 goland, Mr. Gatke says, " the Hawfinch here is a well-known 

 customer, never in any numbers, but every spring and fall some, 

 betraying itself forthwith by its peculiar call-note, so out of all 

 proportion with its colossal beak." 



Common Sparrow, Passer domesticus (Linn.). — From Sept. 

 23rd, Shipwash L.V., "flights to N.N.W. to Fame Inner l.v.," 

 Nov. 2nd, eight House Sparrows, " seldom seen here." Altogether 

 observed at twelve stations, with one exception, as above, all 

 south of the Humber. Goodwin l.v., Sept. 27th to Nov. 14th, 

 on ten days large and continuous flights to W., and in large 

 numbers in October at other stations. 



Tree Sparrow, P, montanus (Linn.). — Spring: Heligoland, 



