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land, Oct. 5th, first. Thanet, 20th, two; Nov. lltb, common; 

 Dec. 3rd, first, in small flocks. Heligoland, Sept. 19th, a few, 

 and at intervals to Nov. 30th ; rushes on 23rd and 24th of Oct., 

 S.E., clear; and Nov. 30th, southerly, with snow. 



Linota cannabina, Linnet. — From Sept. 9th to the end of 

 October in great numbers, far too numerous to separately record. 

 The immense arrivals in the autumn appear to move gradually 

 south up the coast, comparatively few lingering in North-east 

 Lincolnshire after the completion of the stubble ploughing. 

 Heligoland, Oct. 1st, some, and to Dec. 1st ; rushes on Oct. 2nd, 

 astounding numbers ; 24th, very great many ; and the three last 

 days in November and first of December. 



L. rufescens, Lesser Eedpoll. — Heligoland, Nov. 22nd, one. 



L. flavirostris, Twite. — Heligoland, Oct. 21st, flight, fifty to 

 sixty ; 23rd, pretty numerous ; 24th and 30th, great many ; 

 Dec. 1st, many. 



Carpodacus erythrinus, Kosy Bullfinch. — Heligoland, Sep. 9th, 

 E.N.E., one, young. 



Pyrrhula europcea, Bullfinch. — Spring : Tees l.v., March 15th, 

 one to E. ; April 3rd and 30th, one each night. Autumn : Same 

 station, Oct. 8th, two ; Nov. 25th, one. 



Loxia curvirostra, Crossbill. — Heligoland, Aug. 16th, N., 

 eleven. 



Emberiza miliaria, Corn Bunting. — Heligoland, Oct. 25th, ten 

 to twenty, " great many for this place ; " Nov. 3rd, ten to fifteen. 

 The Corn Bunting is always a very scarce migrant across 

 Heligoland. 



E. citrinella, Yellowhammer. — Heligoland, Oct. 12th, some ; 

 and a few at intervals to the 25th. 



E. hortulana, Ortolan Bunting. — Cley, Norfolk, Sept. 12th, 

 E. to N., one, an immature female, shot by Mr. F. D. Power. 

 Heligoland, a very large migration, commencing August 16th, 

 and continued to Sept. 19th ; rushes on August 18th to 23rd 

 and the 31st; Sept. 3rd, "a few fine old males"; 4th, great 

 many, all in great haste, and on the 5th again old birds ; Sept. 

 10th to 15th, enormous numbers, and then less to the 19th. 



E. pusilla, Little Bunting. — Heligoland, Oct. 5th, N.E., 

 fresh, two. 



E. schceniclus, Keed Bunting. — On the Holderness, Lincoln- 

 shire and Norfolk coasts the arrival was very large in September 



