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HEINRICH GATKE : BIRD-NOTES FROM HELIGOLAND. 



May [contimied). 



atricapilla^ few ; Oriolus galbicia, one ; Cyanecida siiecica^ 

 a couple ; Ruticilla phcefnciirus^ female ; Sylvia ciiierea ; 

 S. nisoria, one ; S. ati^icapilla^ some, males ; Fhylloscopus 

 trochilus and Acrocephalus pJwagniitis^ tolerable ; A. 

 palustris^ several ; Motacilla plava, many ; M. luelano- 

 cephala^ a couple ; Anthus trivia lis, many ; A. praiensis, 

 few; Yimx torqiiilla and Caprii)iulgus eiiropceus, tolerable; 

 Hiru?ido and Cypselus apus, many; Turtur coinmiinis, ten 

 or fifteen; Crex pratensis, pretty many; Totaiius calidj'is, 

 several. Afternoon, almost all gone. 



25th. — S., fresh, low clouds S.W., aloft S., rain. 



Very little migration. Some small Falcons ; one 

 Lanius excubitor; few Ruticilla ph(Enicuru,s\ Fhylloscopus 

 trochilus, Sylvia cinerea, Acrocephalus phragmitis, Musci- 

 capa grisola, M. atricapilla, Motacilla flava, A?ithus 

 trivialis, A. pratensis, Saxicola oenanthe, Pratiticola rubetra, 

 Hirundo ; Cotur?iix communis, two ; Turtur co/n??iu?iis, 

 a couple ; Tot anus and Numenius. 



26th. — S.W., slight. 



Almost no migration. Scattered birds as day before. 

 27th. — E., slight, vaporous ; afternoon, S. to S.W., rain-shower. 



Very slight migration. Lanius collurio, some; other- 

 wise, the same as day before, scattered. 



28th. — S.W., fresh, clear. 



No migration. Some Turtur communis, Saxicola 

 oenanthe, and Motacilla flava. 



29th. — S.S.W., slight, fine. 



No migration. Turtur communis, still very many; 

 Linota linaria, one ; Hirundo, Toianus, and Aigialitis 

 hiaticula. 



30th. — X., still, clear, cirri from S.W, | 

 No migration. Turtur co7nmunis, again pretty many; 

 also Hirundo, species. Fidngilla jnontana [ ? Fasser 

 viojitanus\ accumulated to about one hundred, have gone. 



31st. — N.E., still, clear, warm; evening, X., cold. 



Little migration. Muscicapa gidsola, and few Af. 

 atricapilla ; Saxicola xnafithe, scattered ; Linota liiiaria, 

 still there; Vanellus vulgaiis, 2. itw old birds; Totanus 

 calidris ; HcefJiatopus ostralegus, four. 



Naturalist, 



