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 May {continued). 



pahiDibus^ up to twenty ; Tiirtur communis., some ; d'ex 

 pratensis., pretty many; Totanus glottis, T. calidris, T. 



ochropjis, T. glareola, T. hypoleucus, Niwienitts, Hmmotapiis., 



Tri?iga, etc. Passer piisilhis Pall. 



8th. — S.j still, clear, warm, light high clouds from W. ; evening, N., cold, 6° to 

 8°, fog. 



Early and forenoon, very much migration, stronger 

 than day before. Falcons, Thrushes, Pipits, Cyaneaila 

 sitecica, Sylvia hortensis, Acrocephalus palustris, A. ph?'ag- 

 7?iitis, Phylloscopus trochilus., P. sibilatrix, Muscicapa 

 atricapilla, many, mostly female ; Saxicola mnanthe, fewer ; 

 Pratincola riibetra.,mdi.x\y; Otocorys alpestris, still tolerably 

 many ; Emberiza hortidcma, many ; P. citrinella and E. 

 schcenichis, some ; Yiinx torqidlla, Hirundo n^stica, Chelidon 

 jirbica, and Crex pratensis., pretty many; Ttirtur communis.^ 

 four ; Totanus calidris, T. ochropus, T. glareola, T, hypo- 

 leuciLS., ypgialitis cantiana, Hcamatopus. 

 9th. — N.N.W., fresh, clear, cold. 



No migration. Scattered Thrushes, Pipits, Saxicola 

 <e7ianthe, Pi'atincola 7^ubetra, and Otocorys alpestris. 

 loth. — N.N.W., fresh, light, clouds, cold. 



Almost no migration whatever. Some Falcons, Wag- 

 tails, and Pipits, 

 nth. — N., violent, very cold, high clouds, W., lower, N. 



No migration. Some small Falcons, Wagtails {M. alba 

 and M. flava\ Anthus pratensis, and Pratincola rubetra. 

 13th. — E.S.E., fresh, thick, clouds, S.; noon, rain. 



Strong migration. Pandion haliaetus, Accipiter nisus, 

 Falco stibbuteo, Corvus comix., and C. mojiedtda, tolerable ; 

 Turdus 77iusicus, T. torquatus, and T. pilaris, many ; 

 Muscicapa atricapilla (female), M. grisola, Sylvia hypolais, 

 Phylloscopus trochilus, P. sibilatrix, Cya7iecula suecica, 

 Sylvia ci7ierea, S. ho7'te7isis, Erithacus j'ubecida, Ph<je7iicur2is 

 ruticilla, and Acrocephalus phrag77iitis , all very many; 

 Saxicola <je,7ia7tthe, fewer; Prati7icola rubetra and 

 Motacilla flava, very many ; Otocorys alpestris, also still 

 many; Alauda arborea, many; E77iberiza hortidana, many; 

 Yu7ix torquilla, pretty many; Capri7nulgus europa^us, 

 several ; Hirimdo rustica and Chelidon urbica, many ; 

 Cypselus apus, many; Crex prate7isis, pretty many; 

 E7tdromias mori7iellus, ten to fifteen ; Coluniba palund)us, 



Oct. 1887. 



