84 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 
Larks, Thrushes, Starlings, Mumenius and Charadrius; also 
Strix otus (?):was present, and robbed on the wing at light fire, 
especially 7. musicus. 
16th, E. and E. by §., violent, thick, low clouds S.E.; in even- 
ing, light, E., uniform thick, damp.—Early, six to seven, yet 
extremely strong migration of Thrushes, Larks, Finches, and 
Starlings. F. peregrinus, esalon, tinnunculus, and nisus, strayed. 
Str, otus, some. Lan. excubitor,a couple. T. musicus, many dur- 
ing forenoon ; ziacus and pilaris, many during day. Sturnus, 
very many. Sy. rubecula, pretty many, besides no Sylviw and 
accentor. egulus flavicapillus, pretty many. <Anth. pratensis, 
many. Sichardi, some. LHmb. scheniclus, early, many. Pusilla, 
one. Al. arvensis, very many; alpestris, the same. 7. celebs 
and montifringilla, many; cannabina, fewer. Par. major, 
pretty many. Scolopax, none. In the afternoon, from 5 to 6,a 
bat flew about in the garden, chasing. 
17th, northerly, light, quite thick, with rain, low loose clouds, 
slowly from N.W. and N.; after midnight, dead calm.—During 
the early hours until 9 o’clock, extremely large flights of 
Thrushes, flying about high, just as if bad weather was approach- 
ing. Lf. tinnunculus and nisus, some. Corvus and Sturnus, few. 
T. musicus and torquatus, extraordinary many during the whole 
of the day; merula, iliacus, and viscivorus, fewer. Sy. rufa, . 
many; rubecula, extremely many. Accentor, none. Regulus, 
many. <Anthus pratensis, many. Alauda, very few. mb. 
curmella and scheniclus, some. fr. celebs and montifrungilla, 
many, the latter very many. Jinaria, some. Spinus, many. 
Par. major, pretty many. Scol. rusticula, twenty to thirty shot. 
Gallinago, pretty many. Lallus aquaticus, some. 
18th, N.N.W., slight, overcast, easterly, horizon clear; P.M., 
high cirri from E. by N., light, sunny, low clouds lazy from 
N.N.W.—F. salon, scattered ; nisus, some. Str. brachyotus, few. 
Corvus, very single. Sturnus, some flights. Lan. excubitor, one. 
Turd. musicus and torquatus, many. Merula, ilacus, viscivorus, 
and pilaris, tolerable. Sy. rubecula and rufa, as Regulus, pretty 
many. Accentor, some. Anth. pratensis and rupestris, pretty 
many. Al. arvensis and alpestris, fewer. EHmb. scheniclus, toler- 
able; nivalis, some. Par. major, pretty many. LMringilla, not 
many. Linaria, twenty to thirty ; some spinus. Col. palumbus, 
some. Scol. rusticula, about thirty shot. Gallinula and gallin- 
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