324 HEINRICH GATKE : BIRD-NOTES FROM HELIGOLAND. 



June [coniimied). 

 i8th. — E., clear, warm. 



Charadrius pluvialis (3'oung) and Vanellus vulgaris 

 (young), some ; Niuneniiis phcBopiis, some. 

 19th. — Early, N.E., violent, overcast ; later, E. and S.E., clear, warm. 



MoJiticola saxatilis (female), one in garden ; Muscicapa 

 grisola, a couple ; Hirujtdo riistica, singly ; CJiaradrhis 

 pluvialis (young), Vaiiellus vulgaris (young), Numenius 

 (young) ; Machetes piigfiax, four, one white shot. 



20th. — E., windy to feeble, clear, warm. 



Hii'lindo rustica and Chelidon nrbica^ twenty or thirty ; 

 Va?ielliis vulgaris (young), pretty many ; Chai'adiiiis 

 pluvialis^ a couple ; JViimeniits, migrating. 

 2ist. — W.N.W. , windy, violent; evening, cold. 



Nothing. Tota?ms calidris, some young. 



22nd to 24th. — N.N.W., stormy, cold. 

 Nothing. 



25th and 26th. — S.W. to W., somewhat better. 



TiiumnculiLs alaudarius, young ; TiLrdiis inusiais^ some 

 young in garden. 

 27th and 2Sth. — N.E. and E., still, clear, warm. 



Migration returning. Tinnimaihis alaudariits^ young ; 

 Siicrmis vulgai'is (young), hundreds; Hii'iindo riistica^ 

 Chelidon tirbica, ^gialitis hiatiaila, Totaniis calidt'is^ T. 

 glottis, T. hypoleucus, Ti'inga siibarquata^ HcBinatopus 

 ostralegus, and Nuinenitis phcsoptis, all young. 

 29th. — N.W., still, clear, fine. 



Sturnus vulgaris (young), very many ; Hirundo, toler- 

 able ; Columba palumbus, Totanus calidris, yEgialitis 

 hia-tiaila, Numenius phcBoptis, Hcematopus ostralegus. 



30th. — N., slight, clear. 



Sturnus vulgaris (young), many; Vanellus vulgaris 

 (young), many. 



July. 



ist. — N.E., early; later, N.N.W., moderate, clear, warm. 



Sturfius vulgaris (young), flights of hundreds ; Hirundo 

 rustica, some old ; Cypselus apus (young), y£gialitis 

 hiaticula, Totanus calidris (young). 



2nd. — N.W., moderate, clear, warm. 



Sturnus vulgaris (young), great flights ; ^gialitis 

 hiaticula, Totanus calidris^ Numenius phceopus. 



Naturalist, 



