434 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
telegraph-wires which run along the sands, and had evidently just arrived 
from seaward; but none were seen at Exmouth till May 12th. 
The observations in ‘ Birds of Devon,’ alluded to by Mr. Warde Fowler, 
were made by myself, and I append records for thirty-four out of the forty- 
six years between 1852 and 1897 from my own note-books (made princi- 
pally in Exeter or its neighbourhood, and at Exmouth); and also notes 
made by the late Mr. T. R. Archer Briggs at Fursdon, Egg Buckland, 
Devon, which were very kindly put into my hands by his brother, Colonel 
Briggs. My observations were unfortunately not continuous, as I was 
absent from England between 1856 and 1862, and between 1884 and 1888, 
and from 1867 to 1870, and in a few other years I was too much occupied 
to record any observations. It is curious to notice that whereas the dates 
of arrival in this neighbourhood used to be much earlier than those recorded 
by Mr. O. V. Aplin near Banbury, of late years they are later. 
1852, JApril Tul ss. se0nt- athe tes cetera aes 
1858, April @ 2th seat, Gnec ates April 20th, T. R. A. B. 
1855, April Q5th.......sccss00000. April 27th, T.R. A.B. 
TOGO, Agiril 14g coc one sennesenrae aan 
PGBS Va cece ae saenncweenten cers 
LO 5) Fa eeetrecay tue aseneanelest April 22nd, T. R.A. B. 
18625 April ards timadccar aeessee un April 24th, T. R. A. B. 
L865, April 28tie.ncs.ccnceanessacknnes 
1864, April 24th....cccscsssegeeseeees 
EBC Ge), | he sev tee ro sic ctespinees April 27th, T. R. A. B. 
1866, April Gta wn i cases esseg nesses 
T8677, April (4G. cocci scewasls cases swe’ April 27th, T. R. A. B. 
DGS i oiintihce avec dues incites 
Ee eine ie NC Ot coon 
LOTO, . ——— et cess sees teaeee tiene 
Sit, April [Opts «cewstsecs aerenes April 28th, T.R. A. B.; oe 17th, 
Totnes, J. H.G, 
1872, April 21st (April 28rd, Tor- 
reLoT ea ges lg © 25 ME are 
1875, Aprill6th (inlargenumbers) April 30th, T. R. A.B.; May 3rd, 
JG 
1874, April 2nd and dth ............ April 27th, T. R. A. B. 
1875, April 10th and 18th ......... 
L876, April Oth, (many)... seencsse-+ 
LOT PADRE COGN sscentwanen dy eadene May 4th (Plympton). 
VS7 By AED US i ce cucskencavde trains 
LTO acess vosvins nena onaneines April 25th, T. R. A. B. 
LE80, AmPil2at hn: ....ic..<sasesheuemery 
LBGU,)) area) «das 0. snscusvansienesnedes 
LESS, “ATO ices: .vis ppcncreaw seem 
LOSE, A DEW Batilins stosiecectyensaeeeres 
1884, Apri TGgs as case odes chaps os 
UBB se Pics pate psicegs sccrecvessen 
1886, 
ete pend foe. |S RO May 4th, T. R. A.B. 
ASBS gy, ee iasaceienessanns sxBane April 25th, T.R.A.B. 
18805 eh ONgisaesvsvrnsbnasansenne 
