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HEINRICH GATKE : BIRD-NOTES FROM HELIGOLAND. 



May {coniimied). 



several ; Tiirtur communis^ some ; Squatarola helvetica, 

 some ; Totanus glottis, T. ochropus, and Scolopax rusticula, 

 ten or twelve ; yEgialiiis hiatiada. 



14th. — S.W.. slight, warm, single clouds. 



Very strong migration during early and forenoon hom-s. 

 Falco peregrinus, F. cesoIoji, Tinnunciilus alaudarius, 

 Accipiter nisus, Turdus musicus, T. pilaris, Muscicapa 

 grisola, M. atricapilla, Cyanecula suecica, Ruticilla phceiii- 

 curus (female), Sylvia cinerea, S. hortensis, Phylloscopus 

 trochilus, P. sibilatrix, Sylvia ficedula, Acrocephalus phrag- 

 mitis, A. pahisiris, Motacilla flava, Ant/ius trivialis, 

 Emberiza horttdana, Carduelis elegans, Hirimdo rustica, 

 Chelidon iirhica, Cotile riparia, Cypselus apus, Columba 

 paluinbus, C. cenas, Turtu7' communis (the latter pretty 

 many), yEgialitis hiaticida, Tringa alpiiia, Totanus calid7'is, 

 and 7^ hypoleucus. 



iS^li- — ^V., violent, rain squalls, very cold. 



No migration. Some Saxicola Of^nanthe, Pratincola 

 rubetra, and Yellow Wagtails. 



i6th. — N.W., stormy, rain squalls, cold. 



No migration. As above ; a few Anthus trivialis and 

 Snipes. 



17th. — W., overcast ; afternoon, rain, stiller, and warmer. 



Little migration. Pa7idio7i haliaetus, Falco cesalon, 

 Tin?iunculus alaudarius (single female), and Turdus tor- 

 quatus, some ; Sylvia cinerea, some ; Pratincola rubet7-a, 

 some ; Saxicola miaiithe, few ; Motacilla flava, pretty 

 many ; Anthus trivialis, some ; A. pratensis, somewhat 

 more ; Hirundo riistica, not many ; Tota^ius glottis, two ; 

 T glareola, several ; yFgialitis cantiana, a couple ; 

 Hcematopus ostralegus, several. 



i8th, — S.W., fresh, overcast, rain. 



Very little migration. Tinnuncidus alaudarius and 

 Accipiter nisus, some; Ruticilla phcmicurus, Sylvia cinerea, 

 Acrocephalus phragmitis, Pratincola 7'ubeti'a, Otocorys 

 alpestris yet about, twenty or thirty, late ; F?nberiza 

 hortula?ia, several ; Motacilla flava, pretty many ; Turtur 

 communis and Crex pratensis, some. 



19th. — S., slight. 



Much migration. Tijinunculus alaudarius, Accipiter 

 nisus, Falco subbuteo, or\Q ; Corvus comix and C. monedula, 

 still pretty many ; Laniiis collurio, a couple ; Phylloscopus 



Naturalist, 



