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—Nothing. Very few C. cornix, Al. arvensis, and L. nwalis. 
F. linaria, ten; carduelis, one. Par. major, some. 
20th and 21st, S.E., windy, cloudy, below zero. Nothing. 
C. cornia, about ten. F. linaria and £. nivalis, a few. 
_ 22d, 8.E., little wind, thick—Nothing. F. cannabina, eight 
to ten. Strex otus, one. 
23d, E. still, very thick; noon, N.E.; evening, E. by 4., faint. 
—T. pilaris, several large flights, from 300 to 500. C. cornix, 
also many. J. nivalis, considerable numbers. Ch. vanellus, 
great many. 
24th, E., windy, overcast; during night, $.E., very hard.— 
C. cormz and T. pilaris, some flights. Accentor, some. Cvne. 
aquaticus (melanogaster), one. Anser and Anas, great many 
passing on. 
25th, S.E., very hard, thick, some snow, a degree below zero.— 
Nothing. 7. pilaris,a few. Some Scol. gallinago. Anser and 
_ Anas, great many passing on over the sea. 
26th, S.E., blowing hard, cloudy; night, stormy.—Early and 
forenoon, hundreds of C. cormix passing overhead westward ; 
otherwise, nothing. 
27th, 8.8.E., blowing hard, rain and snow; afternoon, 8.W.— 
Nothing. Storm warning. Magnificent fall of stars, uninter- 
rupted. 
28th, $.S.W., windy, thick; night, stormy.—Nothing. 
29th, N.W., somewhat better, windy, cloudy ; evening, still, 
rain.—Nothing. 
30th, W., fresh, clear—Guillemots in the cliffs; rather early 
for these occasional visits. 
December. 
1st and 2d, W., violent, open clouds N.W.,, cirri N.—7. pilaris, 
a few hundreds on 2d. Larus marinus and argentatus, astound- 
ing numbers in lee of island. 
3d, night, S.W. gale, Nos. 8 and 9, moving W., bitter ; evening, 
S.W., moderate, cirri, N. by W.—Nothing. Storm warning. 
4th, S.W., Nos. 8 and 9, rain and hail squalls.—Nothing. 
oth, W. and W. by N., No. 8, hail and rain squalls ; afternoon, 
a little better— Uria, thousands in the cliffs at breeding places. 
6th, Northerly, nearly calm. 
