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Shore Lark, Otocorys alpestris (Linn.) — Spring : Heligoland, 

 March 20th, eight to ten ; April 8th, E. by N., great many flights 

 of twenty or over; 9th, same; 11th, very numerous; 14th, 

 flights of thirty to forty ; and to 24th, some daily. Autumn : 

 Oct. 4th, great many; 6th, ''some" (that means with us here, 

 say a hundred) ; and subsequently at intervals to 28th, when 

 they passed by thousands ; Nov. 27th, many still passing over. 

 Spurn, Oct. 26th, flock of seven ; November and December, 

 tolerably abundant ; about eighty shot near Yarmouth in October, 

 the greater portion being male birds. 



Starling, Starnus vulgaris, Linn. — Spring : April 4th, flocks 

 to N. Autumn : First at Whitby, Aug. 3rd, 4th, and 5th, great 

 many near lighthouse to Dec. 15th, at Spurn ; altogether at 

 nineteen stations covering the east coast of England, the 

 bulk crossing in October ; great rush from 10th to 13th inclusive, 

 from E. to W. and to W.S.W. Heligoland, Oct. 10th, flights of 

 sixty to seventy; 22nd, S. by E., flights of "hundreds of 

 thousands," and great many to Nov. 13th. Kose-coloured Starling, 

 Pastor roseus (Linn.), Sept. 24th, S.E., calm, one young bird. 



Common Jay, Garndus glandarius (Linn.). — Heligoland, Oct. 

 6th, strong, clear, later stormy, " flights of hundreds " ; Oct. 7th, 

 S.E., clear, not warm, blowing nearly a gale, "without inter- 

 ruption thousands on thousands passing overhead like Crows " ; 

 8th, S.E., fresh, clear, " actually still more than yesterday, over 

 the sea north and south of the island, multitudes like a continual 

 stream — never seen such masses " ; 15th, eight to ten. Mem. : 

 *' Jays requiring strong, dry, clear east wind ; Tits and pratensis 

 the same ; Chaffinches want east wind strong, but overcast, and 

 cloudy sky." The great abundance of the Jay in our English 

 woodlands has been remarked upon from many districts during 

 the winter of 1882-83 ; more especially, however, south of a line 

 drawn from Elamborough Head to Portland Bill, Dorset. 



Magpie, Pica rustica (Scop.). — Spurn l.h., March 24th, 

 remained in neighbourhood three days. Weybourne, Norfolk, 

 Oct. 16th, arrival of Magpies noticed. — J. H. G. 



Daw, Corvus monedula, Linn. — At several stations with Eooks 

 in October and November. Heligoland, Oct. 6th, about one 

 hundred ; 24th, towards evening, flights of about five hundred ; 

 27th, one shot from a flock with light grey neck ; on this day all 

 birds in great haste, flying as a rule very high ; enormous flocks 



