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SSPTEMBER {continued). 



Plectrophanes nivalis^ and some Calcarius lapponica ; 

 Fringilla coelebs, F. montifringilla, Hirundo rustica, Cot He 

 riparia^ Picus major, some young ; Columba palutnbus, 

 Charadrius pluvialis^ Va?iellus vulgaris, Gallinago calestis, 

 and G. gallinula. Tolerably strong migration, par- 

 ticularly of small birds. 



24th. — E.N.E., slight, light-clouded ; evening, N.W., cool. 



Accipiter nisiis and Tinnuncuhis alaudarius, some ; 

 Sturnus vulgaris, some flights ; Turdus musicus, few ; 

 Erithacus rubecula, Acrocephalus phragmitis, Regulus 

 cristatus, Accentor modularis, Alauda arvensis, Anthus 

 trivialis, A. pratensis, A. obscurus, Motacilla flava, M. 

 alba, Fringilla coelebs ; Picus major, a couple ; Colu7?iba 

 palumbus, some; Charadrius pluvialis and Gallinago 

 coelestis. Little migration. Emberiza pusilla, not shot. 



25th. — N.N.W., fresh, rain. 



Everything as day before. Otocorys alpestris, some 

 small flights ; Troglodytes parvulus, some j Regulus 

 cristaius, very many ; Emberiza pusilla, one, not obtained. 



26th. — S.W., still, overcast, damp. 



As day before, but very trifling. Regulus cristatus^ 

 many. 



27th. — S.W., violent ; p.m., storm. No. 7; night, No. 9, thick, rain. 



Nothing. 

 28th.— N.W., No. 6; later, No. 7. 



Nothing. 

 29th. — S.W., slight, fine rain. 



Nothing. Scattered Anthus obscurus, A. pratcnsts^ 

 Fringilla coelebs, and one Sylvia mesoleuca. 

 30th. — W. by N. , fresh, thick. 



Nothing. 



October. 



1st. — S., overcast, slight; evening, E., fresh, clear. 



Tinnunculus alaudarius', Sturnus vulgaris,ipretty many ; 

 Turdus torquatus, T. 7nusicus, Ruticilla phoenicurus, 

 Erithacus rubecula, Phylloscopus trochilus. Accentor jnodu- 

 laris, Motacilla alba, M. flava, Anthus campestris, A. 

 trivialis, A. pratensis, A. obscurus, Regulus cristatus, 

 Fringilla coelebs, Crex pratensis, Charadrius pluvialis, and 

 Columba palu7nbiis. Pretty many of all small birds. 



Not. 1887. z 



