1891.
July 24.
Salsbury, England.
  Cloudy with occasional brief bursts of sunshine. Rather
cool with strong wind.
  Wrens singing freely near hotel in early morning. To the
Cathedral at 10 A.M. It is in perfect condition and harbors few
birds but I saw Jackdaws and Pigeons (C. aenas?) entering crevi-
ces in the walls. Green Finches very numerous in the neighbor-
ing gardens. Also saw Spotted Flycatcher and heard Robins chirp
ing. Many House Martin's flying about the Cathedral. I saw 
their nests attached to its walls, one fully 100 feet up. Bishop's 
garden very beautiful with fine trees. Many other beautiful 
gardens and houses. Lindens in full bloom and very fragrant.
Swifts numerous all over the town.
  To Old Sarum and Stonehenge 2 to 7 P.M. going and returning
by different roads. Road out over open rolling country with
enormous grain fields and pastures and few hedges. Landscape
exceedingly like that of plains in Colorado. Skylarks swarming
and singing freely. One at Sarum mounted to a great height and
sang 9 minutes and 35 seconds after I began timing him which was
fully 1 1/2 minutes after he began singing. Cow Buntings common
singing in grain fields. 
  At Stonehenge several pairs of Sparrows nesting in Druid
stones. They looked like P. montonus but chirped like domesticus.