328 HEINRICH GATKE : BIRD-NOTES FROM HELIGOLAND. 



August {continued\. 

 3rd. — N.W., violent, cold ; early, very cold. 



Chelidon urbica, Cuculus canorus, Niunenius arquata, 

 jV. phceopus, Totauiis Jiypoleucus^ and Gallinago calestis, 

 single birds, 

 4:h. — X.W., windy, cold, thick, cloudy, fine rain. 



Saxicola cenanthe (young), pretty many ; Numeiiius 

 phcEopus^ Totanus calidris, T. ochropus^ and T. glottis. 

 5th. — W.X.W., windy, very cold. 



Saxicola omaiithe (young), tolerable ; Chelidon urbica, 

 Cuculus canorus (young), Charadrius pluvialis^ Vajiellus 

 vulga7'is (young), Gallinago co^lestis, and Totanus calidris. 

 6th. — S.W., feeble, high clouds from W. ; evening, windy. 



Saxicola ananthe (young), tolerable; Chelidon U7^bica, 

 fewer ; Totanus ochropus. During night, migrating, 

 Nunienius arquata and Gallinago coelestis. 

 7th. — N.W. , moderate, fine dust-rain ; evening, S.S.W. 



Phylloscopus trochilus^ several young, yellow : Saxicola 

 a^nanthe and Pratincola rubetra, tolerable, young; Cuculus 

 canorus and Charadrius pluvialis^ young ; Gallinago 

 coelestis, Nunienius arquata, and N. phceopus, 

 8th. — N.W., very fresh, cool ; p.m., W., stiller and warmer. 



Tinnunculus alaudarius (young), a couple ; Phyllos- 

 copus sibilatrix, some ; P. trochilus, several, all young ; 

 Saxicola oenanthe (young), pretty many ; Hirundo rustica, 

 some ; Chelidon u?'bica, several. 

 9th. — W.X., still, clear, warm. 



Phylloscopus trochilus (young), tolerable ; Hirundo, few; 

 Saxicola, fewer ; Charadrius pluvialis, some ; Nume?iius 

 phcBopus, Totanus ochropus, and T. glottis. 

 loth. — S., fresh, overcast ; p.m. and evening, E., still, little rain, thunder. 



Tardus inusicus, some ; Phylloscopus trochilus^ few ; 

 Saxicola oinanthe, tolerable ; Pratincola rubetra, few ; 

 Loxia, a little party; Hirundo rustica and Chelidon urbica, 

 not many ; Coiile riparia, tolerable ; Cuculus cafio?'us, 3. 

 couple ; Ardea cinerea, a couple of young ones, 

 nth. — N.W. , violent, thick-clouded, cold ; evening, clear. 

 No migration. 



I2th, — W.X. W., fresh, heavy thunderstorm, with rain ; misweather. 



Nothing. 

 13th. — S.E., better, overcast. 



PJiylloscopus trochilus, tolerable; Cypselus apus, pretty 

 many ; Tadorna cornuta, one young bird. 



Naturalist, 



