Birds ol llic JlicUun District. 
it was <'mi)ty, and I learnt that young had been taken 
from ii two days previously by some boys. It is curious 
to noi-e, (hat iilthoufrh the species is breeding now, there is 
a huge llock of some luuidred and more individuals, which 
is to be noled tlying about near the Rak in the evenings. 
EESU]\IE OF THE MONTH. 
March has firovcd a very interesting month owing to the amount 
of migration \\hir)i has hrc.n going on — the spring migrations which were 
noted as leginning to commence hist month being now fairly under way. 
J-'irst of all we may note that the majority of the winter vis- 
itors liave departed — some species in their entirety, e.g., Saxieola i-apis- 
trata, Acanlhis jringiUirostris, wdiile others have partly gone, leaving a 
small proportion of their numbers to follow in the first half of April, 
e.g., Merula alrigidaris, Pcricioniliis pi ni/rii/ns, Hi/p.-iijii !rs jL^iiynldcs . 
A few winter visitors, such as I'li i/lldsioij/i.s /; ,,s/,,s anil Itiilirilld. nifivcn- 
iris, have remained in full force throughout the month. 
Then tliere has been a great inilux of summer visitors which 
may be divided under two heads, firstly those species which leave a 
small proportion of their numbers here throughout the winter ; of this 
class Sarcogra/iiiiiHS indiciis, Lanius vittatns, and Coracias affinis, may 
be cited as examples. The second class ronsists of species like Arach- 
ncctliTa asiaiica, Mcrops viridis, (Kiiopapvlia tranquebarica, Bufasfur 
teesa, etc., which entirely depart during the winter. 
Lastly there has been the arrival of the spring passage migrants 
which fall under the same divisions as the summer residi'uts : nam.ely 
those species, such as Sipliia pared, H/riindo nistica, and T.Aiscinia 
Stiecica, which leave a small number of individuals bidiind at thei 
autumn passage to stay the winter ; and secondly those species which 
are passage migrants pure and simple, not found after the, passing of 
the autumn migration ; for examples we may take Aiillnifi fririnlift, 
Larus ridihundt(», Carpodaeus crylhrinus, and Motacilla jhica (various 
races) . 
A few species have commenced to nest, as noted under the various 
dates . 
EEEATA. 
Jan. 2.— " 1,000 feet" should be 10,000 feet. 
Jan. 9. — " Shakin ' should be Shahin. 
Jan. 1"2, — Under remarks on the Wall Creeper delete " iiorlli-irvxt of 
here." 
Plate. Adult Peregrine Falcon is F. pen grinus, not F. 'pcregrinator . 
Jan. 17. — " fcrax" should be ferox. 
Jan. 24. — " galgula" should be gulgula. 
