108 REPORT ON THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



Autumn : August 3d and 4th, *Start, several at 3 a.m. each 

 day. 



Anthus obsmrus (Lath.), Rock Pipit.— Autumn : September 

 4th, *Longships, several between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., two 

 killed. 



Laniws excubitor (L.), Great Grey Shrike. — Two shot in Cum- 

 berland in November. A female of the var. Major caught at 

 Skinburness, Cumberland, on November 2d. 



Lanius collurio (L.), Eed- backed Shrike.— June 2d, N.W. 

 Merioneth, a pair. 



Muscicapa grisola (L.), Spotted Flycatcher. — Spring : April 

 2 2d, Scotby, Cumberland. 



Autumn : August 27th, * Start Point, one caught ; and Oc- 

 tober 19th, " three Spotted Flycatchers " between 6 and 9 p.m. 



Muscicapa atricapilla (L.), Pied Flycatcher. — April 25th, 

 Carlisle. 



Hirundo rustica (L.), Swallow. — Spring : March 23d, Bull 

 Point, two at 2 p.m.; 26th, Nash, one; April 15th and 17th, 

 Langness, one each day; 27th, Nash, three; 30th, Nash, forty 

 or fifty. 



Autumn : August 4th and 6th, Langness, several ; 10th, Car- 

 narvon Bay L.v. ; September 4th, South Bishop, a company ; 

 21st, at several stations ; last at Langness and Wolf Rock on 

 October 13th. [This species is recorded in The Field as ob- 

 served during November at Lymington on 22d ; Penzance, 23d ; 

 Falmouth, 27th; Portscatho, 29th; and on the 7th of Decem- 

 ber at Bournemouth.] 



Chelidon urbica (L.), Martin. — Spring : April 20th, Carlisle ; 

 26th, N.W. Merioneth. 



Autumn : August 6th, Start, one caught ; September 3d, 

 Langness, a few ; October 4th, Flatholm. 



Cotile riparia (L.), Sand Martin. — Spring : March 23d, Rock- 

 liffe, Cumberland ; 25th, Carlisle ; 26th, St Bees. 



Autumn : August 3d, Eddystone, one caught ; 9th, Eddy- 

 stone, two caught ; September 24th, Eddystone. 



Carduelis elegans (Steph.), Goldfinch. — Autumn : October 5th, 

 Chickens Rock, three at lantern all night ; 18th, Chickens Rock, 

 one; 20th, at same station. 



Ligurinus chloris (L.), Greenfinch. — Autumn : October 24th, 

 Carnarvon Bay L.V., ten on deck all day; 



