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July [coniimied). 



Vanellus vulgaris, Numenius phceop2LS, Tot anus calidris 



(young), Gallinago ccelestis (young). 

 25th. — Early, \Y., fresh, clear; evening, S.E., still, clouds from W. 



Tinniinciiliis alaudarius (young) ; Hi}'undo rustica 



(young), very many ; Cuailus canorus (young), Niinienuis 



phceopiis. 

 26th. — S.S.AY., still, warm. 



yEgialitis hiaticula and l^uiellus vulgaris (young) ; 



Kunienius pJiceopiis, Toiaims glottis, T. ochropus, T. Jiypo- 



leuciis, and T. calidris. 



27th. — S., still, warm; noon, thunderstorm and rain: p.m., W.X. toX.W., 

 violent, cold. 



Loxia ciirvirostra, eight or ten grey birds ; Cuciiliis 

 canorus (young), some; Totanus calidris, T. glareola, 

 T. hypoleucus, T. ochropus. 



28th. — X.W., violent, cold, overcast. 



Loxia curvirostra, some. 



29th. — X.^Y., fresh, cloudy, cold. 



Hirundo rustica and CJielido?i in-bica, some ; yEgialitis 

 hiaticula, some. 

 30th, — S., S.E., and S.AV., slight, overcast, warm. 



TinnuncuLus alaudarius (young) ; Saxicola o^nanthe 

 (young), pretty many ; Loxia, several ; Cuculus canorus, 

 LLirimdo rustica, Chelidon 7irbica, Cotile riparia, Nunienius 

 arquata, N', phceopus, Totafius calidris, Gallinago ccelestis, 

 and Larus argentatus (quite young). 

 31st. — S.E. to S.AV., fresh; early, thunder, overcast. 



Tinnunculus alaudarius (young), Ruti cilia p/uvuicicrus 

 (young) ; Loxia, a small party : Hirundo, some ; Cuculus 

 canorus, some young ; ^-Egialitis hiaticula and Vanelhis 

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



August. 



1st. — S., still, warm, fine. 



Chelidon ui'bica, ver}' many; LLirundo rustica, fewer; 

 Cotile riparia, tolerable ; Cuculus canorus (young), some ; 

 Niwtenius phceopus and Totanus glottis. 

 2nd. — S.E. to X.E., slight, clear, warm; p.m., clouded, fresh. 



Chelidon iLrbica, many; Cuculus canorus, one old bird; 

 Totanus calidris. 



Nov. 1887. 



