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arriving on night of 17th. Heligoland, Aug. 27th, a few 

 (no curruca) ; Sept. 1st and 9th. 



S. nisoria, Barred Warbler. — Spurn, Aug. 28th, one, a 

 female of the year, obtained by Mr. Slater (See ' Zoologist, 

 1884, p. 489). Cley, Norfolk, Sept. 4th, N.E., one, which was 

 also an immature female, shot by Mr. F. D. Power.* 



Regulus cristatus, Goldcrest. — Spring : One recorded from 

 Spurn, €oquet, and Farn Islands, last fortnight in March, and 

 at the Longstone l.h., one on April 28th. Autumn : First at 

 Eedcar, August 28th, and last at Great Cotes, early morning of 

 Nov. 22nd, N.E., blowing strong on previous night; the migra- 

 tion covering eighty-seven days, and extending over the whole 

 coast between the Farn Islands and Hanois l.h., Guernsey. 

 Bushes took place on August 14th, Sept. 27th to 30th, Oct. 21st 

 to 22nd, and Nov. 16th. At Hanois l.h., Sept. 30th, from 2 a.m., 

 the windows of the lantern were crowded with Goldcrests. On 

 Oct. 21st and 22nd, great numbers each night round the lanterns 

 of Dudgeon and Leman and Ower l.v.'s, wind S.S.E., and on 

 Nov. 16th many during night round the lantern of Hanois l.h. 

 Malmo, Sweden, Sept. 22nd, in flocks, but only remained one 

 day. Heligoland, Oct. 3rd, great many ; 8th, many during 

 afternoon, and at intervals to 25th ; greatest number on 12th 

 and 25th Oct. ; migration very small compared with the English 

 coast. Great Cotes, March 8th, 1885, Goldcrests on return 

 migration to coast. 



R. ignicapillus, Firecrest. — Heligoland, Oct. 25th, some. 



Phylloscopus nifus, Chiffchaff. — The earliest spring occurrence 

 is Haileybury College, March 17th, four Chiffchaffs and two 

 Willow Wrens. Autumn : Spurn, August 25th, two. Heligo- 

 land, Sept. 15th, commencing, and a few at intervals to 

 Oct. 25th. 



P, trochilus, Willow Wren. — Isle of Thanet, July 31st, on 

 autumn passage. Spurn, August 20th to Sept. 10th, constantly 

 in small numbers, working southward up the coast. Heligo- 

 land, Aug. 4th, young pretty numerous, and at intervals to 

 Sept. 18th ; rushes August 17th and 21st ; Sept. 10th to 15th, 

 very great numbers. 



* This makes the third occurrence of the Barred Warbler in the British 

 Isles. The first is recorded near Cambridge by Professor Newton, Proc. 

 Zool. Soc, 1879, p. 219. 



