336 HEINRICH GATKE: BIRD-NOTES FROM HELIGOLAND. 



September {continiied), 



gilla coilebs ; Columba (jenas, one ; C. palumbus^ several ; 

 Charadrius pluvialis^ Vanellus vulgaris^ and GaUi7iaga 

 gallinula. Very strong migration of all the small birds. 

 20th. — S.E., sunny, fine. 



All above again very numerous. Picits major, some 

 young ; Accentor modularis ; Anthus richardi., several. 



2ist. — N.N.E., fresh, clear. 



Accipiter ?usiis, singly ; Sturnus vulgaris, flights ; 

 Turdus musiciis, not so many ; Ruticilla phKnicurus, 

 Erithaciis rubecula, and Sylvia cinerea, tolerable ; Fhyllos- 

 copus trcchilus and Sylvia riifa, few ; one Phylloscopus 

 sibilairix ; Muscicapa atricapilla, not many; Motacilla 

 flava ; Anthus trivialis, few ; A. pratensis, more ; 

 Plectrophanes nivalis, small flights ; Frifigilla coelebs, 

 pretty many ; Parus major, one ; Charadrius pluvialis 

 and Gallinago coelestis. No particular migration. 



22nd. — N.E., fine weather. 



Pandio7i haliaetus, one ; Accipiter nisus and Ti?mu7i- 

 culus alaudarius, scattered ; Asio accipitrinus, tolerable ; 

 Corvus comix, many flights ; Sturnus vulgaris, very 

 many flights ; Turdus torquatus and T. musicus, pretty 

 many ; Ruticilla phce^iicurus and Erithacus rubecula, many; 

 Phylloscopus trcchilus, Sylvia rufa, and S. cinerea, 

 scattered; Acce7itor modularis dSid^Regulus cristatus, pretty 

 many ; Saxicola a'na7ithe and A7ithus pratensis, many ; 

 Motacilla jiava, M. alba, A7ithus trivialis ; Plectrophanes 

 nivalis, pretty many; Calcarius lapp07iica, some; Fringilla 

 coelebs, many ; F. 77iontijringilla, scattered ; Hirundo 

 rustica, tolerably many; Parus major (young), a couple; 

 Colu77iba palumbus, ten or fifteen ; Charadrius pluvialis, 

 very many, twenty shot; Galli7iago coelestis. Pretty 

 strong migration of all small birds. 



23rd. — N.E. to W.S.W., little wind, fine. 



Falco pereg7'imis, F. oesalon, and Accipiter nisus \ Corvus 

 <:<$'/'/2/ji;, considerable migration; Turdus 77iusicus,\.o\tT3h\^\ 

 T. torquatus, fewer ; Sturnus vulgaris, several great 

 flights; Ruticilla phxnicurus, Erithacus rubecula, Phyllos- 

 copus trochilus, Sylvia rufa, Acrocephalus phrag77iitis, 

 Acce7itor 7nodularis, Regulus cristatus, Troglodytes parvulus, 

 Saxicola cena?ithe, Motacilla flava, M. alba, A7ithus 

 trivialis, A. pratensis, A. obscurus, Alauda arvensis. 



Naturalist, 



