80 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



— was obtained at Allonby in Cumberland), 13th, 14th, with 

 interesting observations on the 17th and 18th, at S.W. 

 stations. 



There were no other movements of importance up to the close 

 of the year. 



Diary of the Migratory Movements as Observed at the 

 ' various Stations. 



The sequence of the stations is from north to south. The 

 wind and weather, as observed at the stations, are given in 

 parenthesis : for the weather, the symbols of the Beaufort scale 

 have been adopted; 1 while the force of the wind ranges from 

 to 12. 



The diction of the observers has been closely adhered to. 

 The identification of the species marked thus * has been verified 

 by the wings sent. 



JANUARY. 



January 1st. — Bahama Bank l.v., large number of Starlings 

 and Thrushes at 9.40 a.m., flying W. (4, S.W. ; B. c. M.) 



January 5th. — Bahama Bank l.v., number of Starlings, 

 Thrushes, and Larks flying round lantern from 10 p.m. till 

 4 A.M. Four Starlings, six Thrushes, and two Larks killed. 

 (S., 5 ; snow.) 



January 8th. — Chickens Bock l.h., Several Thrushes, Field- 

 fares, and Blackbirds flying round lantern throughout the night. 

 (N.N.E. fresh breeze ; haze.) 



January 10th. — Bahama Bank L.v., about forty Thrushes and 

 Larks flying round lantern all night; two Thrushes and one 

 Lark killed. (S.W., 1 ; B. c. M.) 



January 15th. — Chickens Bock l.h., number of Curlews flying 

 round lantern all night. (S.E. strong breeze ; haze.) 



January 27th. — Chickens Bock l.h., number of small birds 

 flying round lantern all night. (S.S.W. gale.) 



1 Beaufort scale: — b. blue sky ; c. detached clouds ; d. drizzling rain ; f. fog ; 

 G. dark, gloomy ; H. hail ; l. lightning ; m. misty ; o. overcast ; p. passing 

 showers ; q. squally ; R. rain ; s. snow ; t. thunder ; u. ugly, threatening ; 

 v. visibility, unusual transparency ; w. dew. 



