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April {continued). 



pahniibiis, some. Altogether almost no migration. 

 During night, Hcematopus ostralegns, Vajielhis vulgaris., 

 and Niivienius ; much migration. 

 9th. — W.S.W., fresh, clear, with showers, cold ; afternoon, hail squalls. 



Almost no migration at all. Corviis comix, some 

 flights j Turdus torquatus and T. musiais^ quite singly : 

 T Urdus pilaris., also very few : JEgialitis hiaficula, one 

 or two. 



loth. — Early, W., still, clear, cool; afternoon, S.E., feeble, clear. 



Falco cdsalon, some ; Corvus comix, many migrating 

 all day ; Sturmis vulgaris, one small flight ; Turdus 

 torquatus, T. iliacus, and T. pilaris, some ; Otocorys 

 alpestris, tolerable overhead : Motacilla alba, several ; 

 yi. lugubris, one ; Emberiza jniliaria, one ; Anthus, 

 few ; Scolopax rusficula, some ; Galliuago ccElestis, some ; 

 Coluniba palu?nbus, two. Altogether almost no migration 

 whatever. 



nth. — E.X.E., fresh, feeble, overcast; later, X.X.E., fresh, rain. 



Falco cesalo7i, some ; Tifinunculus alaudarius, some ; 

 Corvus and Sturnus vulgaris, singly, stragglers : Turdus 

 torquatus and T. inusicus, very many ; T. pilaris, fewer • 

 T. viscivorus, some ; Erithacus rubecida, Fhylloscopus 

 trochilus, and Troglodytes parvulus, pretty manv ; 

 Accentor modidaris, several ; Motacilla alba, tolerable ; 

 J/, hcgubris, some ; Anthus, few : A. trivialis, some j 

 Saxicola (znanthe, pretty many, females ; Scolopax, none 

 at all ; Coluniba palumbus, pretty many : Cyanecula 

 suecica and Fault us lusci7iia. At night much migration 

 of Turdus torquatus and T. inusicus, Charadrius pluvialis^ 

 and Xunienius arquata. 



1 2th. — W.X.W., feeble, clear ; afternoon, fog, cold, i\ 

 Almost no migration whatever. 



13th. — S.S.W., still, clear, cold, little above zero. 



Falco (Esalon and Tinnunculus alaudarius, some : Corvus 

 comix, \.o\^x2\:\^\ Turdus nierula, T torquatus, T. musicus, 

 and T. pilaris, moderate ; T. viscivorus, some ; Motacilla 

 alba, Anthus pratensis, A. obscurus, Linota can?iabina^ 

 CoccothraiLstes chloris, Saxicola, Vanellus vulgaris, Nunie- 

 nius arquata, Tota?ius ochropus. Migration but slight. 



14th. — NAV., cold. 



^ligration slight. Corvus comix, Turdus torquatus, T. 

 musicus, T. pilaris, Motacilla alba, Anthus pratensis, 



Oct. 1887. 



