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July {contimied). 

 3rcl. — Night and early, fog, W., fresh. 



Sturims vulgaris (young), fewer. 

 4th. — N.W., clear, warm. 



Stiii'iiiis vulgaris (young), very many. 

 5th. — N.N.W., slight, clear, warm. 



Sturiius vulgaris (young), many flights. 

 6th. — W., slight, clear, very warm. 



Turdus 7nusiais, some ; T. pilaris, some ; ^^Egialitis 

 hiaticula, Vanellus vulgaris, Gallinago coelestis, Totanus 

 calidris, and Numeniiis phaopiis (all young), pretty many. 

 7th. — S.W., slight, clear, hot. 



Sturnus vulgaris (young), pretty many; Turdus musicus, 

 eight or ten ; JEgialitis hiaticula, Vanellus vulgaris, 

 Totanus calidris, Nuvienius arquata, N. phceopus. 

 8th. — N.W., fresh, clear, cool; later, E.N.E., violent, thick clouds from S.W. 



Sturnus vulgaris, young, early, a couple of hundred ; 

 Titrdits musicus, some ; yEgialitis hiaticula, Gallinago 

 C(Blestis, Numenius plicBopus, Ardea cinerea, one. About 

 evening, Sturnus vulgaris, in flights of three to four 

 hundred ; also a few ' Sylvia jicedula ' and Ruticilla 

 phoiiiicurus. 



9th. — N.W. and N.N. W., very fresh, cirri from S.W., cold ; evening, icy cold. 



Sturnus vulgaris, young, not many; ALgialitis 

 hiaticula. 

 loth. — N.N.W., fresh; early, icy cold. 



Sturnus vulgaris (young), a few hundreds; Turdus 

 musicus, ten or fifteen ; yEgialitis hiaticula, Totanus 

 calidris, and Numenius phcBopus, scattered, 

 iith. — N.W., moderate, clear, warmer, cirri from W. S. 



Sturnus vulgaris, pretty many; Turdus musicus, several ; 

 ^gialitis hiaticula, scattered ; cantiana, one ; Vanellus 

 vulgaris (young), Totanus calidris, T. ochropiLS, and 

 Numenius phceopus. 

 1 2th. — S.W., windy; early, rain, warm ; 6 p.m., fog. 



Sturnus vulgaris (young), pretty many; Turdus 

 musicus, probably the same birds as yesterday ; ^gialitis 

 hiaticula and Totanus calidris, (all young) many. 

 13th. — W., still, warm ; evening, S.; night, violent. 



Sturnus vulgaris (young), flights of hundreds ; Turdus 

 musicus, tYfQXity or \huty ; yEgialitis hiaticula, AL. cantiana^ 

 Vanellus vulgaris (young), and Totanus calidris. 



Nov. 1887. / 



