326 HEINRICH GATKE : BIRD-NOTES FROM HELIGOLAND. 



July {contiii7ied). 



14th. — S., violent, clear ; later on, overcast, S.S.W., violent ; p.m., raia. 



Stw'Tius vulgaris (young), few ; Tiirdus musicus of day 

 before; Hirundo riislica, young, some; Columba palumhus^ 

 a couple ; Cuaihis canoiiis (young), a couple ; Va7ieUiis 

 vulgaris and Niunenius arquata, some. 

 15th. — X.\T. to W., fresh; evening, icy cold. 



Few young Sturnus vnli^ai-is; nothing besides. 

 l6tli. — W., slight ; p.m., E., still, clear, warm. 



Cuculus canoruSy one ; Saxicola cena7ithe^ some 

 (young) ; y^gialitis hiaticula, Vanellus vulgaris (young), 

 Nume7iius phceopus, and Tofanus ochropus. 

 17th. — X.W., violent, cloudy ; early, cold. 



y£gialitis hiaticula ; TotaniLs glottis, and T. hypoleucus. 

 1 8th. — S., still warm. 



Cuculus canorus (young) ; Alcedo ispida, one ; y£gialitis 

 hiaticula, Numeiiius phcBopus^ and Totanus calid7'is. 

 19th. — S.S.E., fresh, clear, hot, still. 



Calculus ca7iorus (young), several ; Cypselus apus, 

 many ; y£gialitis hiaticula, Vanellus vulgaris, Charadrius 

 pluvialis, all young ; GaUi7iago coilestis, young ; Ntwie- 

 nius a7'quata, N. plmopus, Tota7tus calidris, T. ochropus, 

 and T. hypoleucus. 

 20th. — S.W., fresh, sunny and cloudy, squally atmosphere. 



Hir2L7ido rustica, Cypselus apus, pretty many ; Ardea 

 ci7iei'ea, young; Nui7ie7iius phceopus and Totanus ochropus. 

 2ist. — S.E., slight, clear, hot ; evening, wind fresher. 



Fri7igilla seri7ius (young), one ; Hirundo rustica and 

 Cypselus apus, pretty many ; Niunenius phceopits and 

 Tota7ius calidris. 

 22nd. — S.E., fresh, thunder-clouds. 



Cuculus ca7iorus, several young ; Gallinago coelestis 

 (young), some ; Va7iellus vulgaris, Nu77ie7iius phcsopus, 

 and Tota7ius calidris. 

 23rd. — S., still, overcast, warm; p.m., sunny ; evening, still. 



Loxia curvij'ostra, some gray birds ; Cuculus ca7iorus 

 (young), some; Cypselus apus, flights still, young; 

 Nu77ie7iius phceopus, Tota7ius calidris (young), T. hypo- 

 leucus, and yEgialitis hiaticula ; Gallinago coelestis, young. 



24th. — Early, S.E., still, warm, overcast; forenoon, S., still, rain; p.m., S.W., 

 fresh, clear ; evening, N.W., stormy. 



Tinnunculus alaudarius (young), Cuculus ca7iorus 

 (young), Hirimdo rustica, Chelidon ii7'bica, Cotile riparia, 



Naturalist, 



