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very interesting, and, what is most important, give definite and 

 reliable results. As a rule all these small insect-eating species 

 get lumped together as " Flycatchers/' a result not to be won- 

 dered at considering the circumstances under which thev are 

 seen, helplessly fluttering against the lanterns, or dancing like 

 gnats in the yellow glare. Those " hundreds of Flycatchers/' 

 from midnight to 4 p.m., seen at the Swin L.v. on the night of 

 April 29th, no doubt represented many species of our small 

 summer visitors, and the Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola) 

 was not seen in the Isle of Thanet before May 4th. 



