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many. Whitby L.H., 20th, four. Yarmouth, 21st, several pairs. 

 Tees L.v., 30th, great many to N.W. 



Autumn: Whitby L.H., September 2d, 3d, and 4th, many, 

 with Titlarks and Stonechats to S. Hanois l.h., October 31st, 

 8 p.m., several. M. rati, Yellow Wagtail. — Yarmouth, April 7th. 



Anthus Pratensis, Meadow Pipit. — Outer Dowsing L.v., 

 March 24th, 1886, one Titlark caught. Whitby L.H., September 

 2d, 3d, and 4th, Titlarks to S. Cockle L.v., October 4th, 

 one. Dudgeon l.v., January 7th, 1887, Titlarks all night; five 

 caught. A. ohscurus, Bock Pipit. — Hasbro' L.v., September 3d, 

 11 p.m. (wing sent). Farn l.h., October 31st, many about 

 island ; November 21st, great many, with Pipits, all day. 



Lanius Excubitor, Great Grey Shrike. — Spurn, Octo- 

 ber 25th, two or three seen about this date. Farn l.h., 

 October 26th, 3 p.m., one seen, with small bird in bill. Spurn, 

 November 1st, one shot, another seen. 27th, a Great Grey 

 Shrike was shot to-day on Butterwick Common, near Brigg, 

 which at the time was eating a Snipe (probably a wounded 

 bird). L. collurio, Eed-Backed Shrike. — Languard l.h., August 

 15th, noon, one seen. Hasbro' L.v., August 27th, 11 p.m., one 

 caught on deck (wing sent). 



Muscicapa Atricapilla, Pied Flycatcher. — Flamborough, 

 April 26th, Pied Flycatcher; May 13th, 14th, and 15th, N.E., 

 great many, with Bedstarts. 



Autumn: Mr Gurney informs me that Colonel Fielden ob- 

 served a migration of Pied Flycatchers at Wells, on the Norfolk 

 coast, on September 3d. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire coast, Oc- 

 tober 12th, one seen (J. C). 



Hipjjndo Kustica, Swallow. — First observed, Whitby and 

 Hunstanton l.h.'s, on April 13th ; Yarmouth and Hanois L.H., 

 Guernsey, on 14th ; in no numbers anywhere till the end 

 of the month. Hanois l.h., April 22d, all day in two's and 

 three's, sometimes six or seven, low on water to N.E. and E. 

 Leman and Ower l.v., 30th, 9 a.m. to noon, great many to S.W. 

 Tees L.V., April 27th, six to N.W.; May 16th, 17th, 18th, and 21st, 

 great numbers, two and three together to N.W. Farn L.H., 19th 

 and 20th, rush. Hunstanton, May 4th, rush to S.W. all day. 

 Swin Middle L.V., July 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, and 16th, num- 

 bers from E. to W. ; on 14th, five flocks of about twenty each 

 between 3 and 4 a.m. 



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