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3d, S.W., thick, very stormy, No. 8—Nothing. A great 
flight of Snow Buntings. Par. major and ceruleus, a few. 
4th, S.W., fresh, overcast ; in evening, S.W., clear to north- 
ward.— Nothing. At noon pretty many young Hir. rustica. 
Several Sax. wenanthe and rubicola. Char. auratus, ten to 
fifteen. 
oth, 8.W., stormy, early, No. 9; in evening and night, thun- 
der, lightning, and hail—Nothing. A couple of Par. major. 
6th, W. by S., W. to N., violent; early, thunder, lightning, 
and hail squalls; in evening stiller, W—Nothing. Hir. rustica, 
pretty many young birds; wrbica, fewer. Some JL. flava and 
alba and Anth. pratensis. 
7th, N. and N.N.W., better, clear; later, violent, with rain 
squalls.—C. corniz, flights of hundreds. Sturnus, great flights. 
T. musicus, scattered. Mot. alba, some. Sax. enanthe and rubi- 
cola, both stray old birds. Al. arvensis, tolerable flights; alpes- 
tris, scattered. Fr. celebs and montifringilla, not many. Par. 
major and ceruleus, a little party. Col. palwmbus, some. Char. 
auratus, several. Lar. minutus, many at sea off the island. 
8th, W.N.W., fresh, cloudy ; P.M., violent, overcast ; in even- 
ing, S.W., stormy. Scotland, low minimum.—f esalon, ¢ ; 
nisus, jr., some. C. corniz, many flights. Stwrnus, pretty many. 
T. musicus, tolerable ; merula, some jr.; iliacus, a couple. No 
Sylvie. Sax. enanthe and rubicola, some. WM. alba, few. An- 
thus, pretty many. Al. arvensis, tolerable; alpestris, flights of 
twenty to thirty; arborea, some. Troglodytes, many. Fr. 
celebs and montifringilla, pretty many ; cannabina, fewer. Par. 
ceruleus, scattered. Scol. rusticula, six to eight been shot; gal- 
linago, some. 
Ith, 8.W. by S., fresh, cloudy, rain; in evening, light, clear, 
stars, on mainland 8., sheht.—F. nisus, some. 7. musicus, pretty 
many ; merula, jr., fewer; torgwatus, some. No Sylvie. Sax. 
aenanthe, tolerable. Mot. alba and Anthus, do. Troglodytes, 
many. Al. arvensis, many, especially passing on over the 
sea numerously ; alpestris, little flights; arborea, a couple. Fr. 
celebs, montifringilla, and cannabina, many. Par. major and 
ceruleus, some. Hir. rustica and urbica, tolerable. Few Wood- 
cocks. Altogether but slight migration. 
10th, 8.W., violent, chasing loose clouds; in evening light, 
southerly, misty; later clear—Almost nothing. 7. musicus 
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