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during which brief interval unfortunate individuals of the fol- 

 lowing species perished at the lantern : — Caprimulgus europoeus, 

 Emberiza miliaria, Sylvia cinerea, Phylloscopus trochilus, Cucuhis 

 canoras, Passer domcsticus, Erithacus rubecula, Saxicola amanthe, 

 and Turdus merula. 1 A general emigration of summer birds on 

 the 23d and 24th, when a very decided fall of temperature was 

 recorded, was the only other movement during the month. 



October. — There were important migrations of summer birds 

 and partial migrants on the 3d, 4th, and 5th, commencing 

 simultaneously with the passing away of adverse meteorological 

 conditions (see p. 91). Afterwards the records indicate a com- 

 plete blank until the 18th, up to which day the weather was 

 exceedingly unsettled, with strong winds and gales. From the 

 18th to the 31st, conditions were quieter, with north-easterly, 

 easterly, and south-easterly winds, and under what may be 

 termed mildly unfavourable conditions (see pp. 94 and 96), a 

 steady and unbroken flow of migrants was kept up ; during 

 which the winter visitors first appeared at the stations, where, 

 also, the departing summer birds put in a final appearance for 

 the season. 



November. — The only movement during the month took the 

 form of rush, and extended from the 22d to 27th. This was, 

 doubtless, occasioned by the outburst and prevalence of low 

 temperature (sec Meteorological conditions, p. 100) then ex- 

 perienced in our Islands, causing birds — Turdinoz, Alauda 

 arvensis, Vanellus vulgaris, Scolopax rusticida, Gcdlinago ccelestis, 

 Numenius arauatus, and a few Regulus cristatus, — which would 

 otherwise have been contented to remain with us, to seek more 

 genial winter quarters. 



The returns for this section of the coast again bear out the 

 opinions expressed in former reports, — First, That the main 

 body of the autumnal migrants reach the west coast of Wales 

 and the south-west coast of England — and probably Ireland, too 

 — by way of the Isle of Man ; the north-western coast of Eng- 

 land only receiving a comparatively small share in these move- 

 ments; Second, That emigrants from Ireland, and other birds 

 migrating via Irish routes, strike the British coast at the mouth 

 of the Bristol Channel, along whose north shore it is believed 



1 For further particulars of this interesting movement, see p. 88. 



