9.S 
THE lURDS OF HAMPSHIRE, 
QiY.^\^'S>^Otocotys, 
103. Otocoiys alpesfris. Shore-Lark. 
A rare occasional visitor. 
There are two specimens in the Hart collection, obtained 
near Christchurch on October 2ist, 1875. 
It is a native of the northern part of Europe, Asia, and 
America. 
Order— PICAR^.. 
F AM I L Y — Cypselid(E. 
GY^^iiVS—Cypsehis. 
104. Cypsehis apiis. Swift. 
Squeaker. Screecher. Screaming Devil. 
" To mark the swift in rapid giddy ring, 
Dash round the steeple, unsubdued of wing : 
Amusive birds ! say where your hid retreat 
When the frost rages and the tempests beat ! 
Whence your return, by such nice instinct led, 
When Spring, soft season, lifts her bloomy head ? 
Such baffled searches mock man's prying pride, 
The God of Nature is your secret guide ! " 
" The Naturalisf s Summer Evening U^a//,\" 
A summer visitor to all parts of the county and Isle 
of Wight, arriving in May, and departing in August. 
In common with all the swallow tribe, this bird was 
a favourite with White, and is the subject of many of 
