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J. E. LITTLEBOY—NOTES ON BIRDS 
attention, but Mr. Rothschild has taken great pains to carefully 
identify all the rarer species, and he assures me that their correct¬ 
ness can be entirely relied upon. 
Perhaps it will be well for me to state that I have followed the 
nomenclature adopted by the Ornithologists’ Union in their official 
catalogue published in 1883. 
The following observations on the arrival, etc., of our migrants 
and other visitants have been reported. 
Species. 
Nightingale... 
[Paulias luscinia ) 
Bed start . 
(Ruticilla Phcenicurus) 
Wheatear. 
[Saxicola (Enanthe ) 
Chiff-Chapf. 
(.Phylloscopus collybita) 
"Willow Wren. 
{Phylloscopus Trochilus) 
Lesser Whitethroat. 
(,Sylvia Curruca ) 
Blackcap . 
[Sylvia atricapilla ) 
Grasshopper Warbler .. 
(Locustella ncevia ) 
Spotted Flycatcher. 
(.Muscicapa grisola) 
Yellow Wagtail. 
[Motacilla Rail) 
Tree Pipit . 
(.Anthus trivialis) 
Swallow ..! 
(.Rirundo rustica ) 
House-Martin. 
(Chelidon urbica) 
Summer Migrants. 
Locality. Date. Observer. 
Redbourn Bury, St. Albans Apl. 10 E. W. Arnold. 
King’s Langley . ,, 17 Mrs. Betts. 
Hitchin . ,, 18 Mrs. Lucas. 
Boxmoor... ,, 19 H. Procter. 
Harpenden .1. ,, 21 J. J. Willis. 
Odsey Grange, Royston. ,, 21 H.G. Fordham. 
Hertford . ,, 22 R. T. Andrews. 
Elstree.. ,, 24 E.P.Thompson. 
St. Albans . ,, 25 Henry Lewis. 
Cassiobury, Watford .May 3 J.E.L. 
St. Albans .Apl. 6 Henry Lewis. 
Hunton Bridge, Watford.Aug. 30 H. Procter. 
Fanhams Hall, Ware.. Mar. 26 R. B. Croft. 
St. Albans . Apl. 11 Henry Lewis. 
Hitchin .. ,, 18 Miss Barker. 
Leyerstock Green ...,, 28 J.E.L. 
Russell Farm. Watford.May 4 J.E.L. 
Bury Bushes, Watford .Apl. 18 H. Procter. 
St. Albans . ,, 20 Henry Lewis. 
Hunton Bridge, Watford..... ,, 22 J.E.L. 
Elstree. ,, 17 E.P.Thompson. 
Hunton Bridge, Watford.May 7 J.E.L. 
Hunton Bridge, Watford.Apl. 22 J.E.L. 
Harpenden . ,, 28 Henry Lewis. 
King’s Langley. ,, 28 J.E.L. 
Odsey Grange, Royston.May 11 H.G. Fordham. 
St. Albans ... i .. Apl. 19 Henry Lewis. 
Redbourn Bury, St. Albans ,, 22 E. W. Arnold. 
St. Albans . ,, 25 Henry Lewis. 
Redbourn Bury, St. Albans ,, 11 E. W. Arnold. 
Hunton Bridge, Watford. ,, 15 H. Procter. 
Hertford ... ,, 18 R. T. Andrews. 
St. Albans . ,, 19 Henry Lewis. 
Harpenden . ,, 22 J. J. Willis. 
Fanhams Hall, Ware. „ 23 R. B. Croft. 
Watford ..;. ,, 23 J. W. Hill. 
Elstree. ,, 25 E.P.Thompson. 
Hitchin . ,, 28 Miss Barker. 
Leavesden, Watford .,. ,, 18 Mrs. W. Janes. 
Hunton Bridge, Watford. ,, 26 H. Procter. 
Harpenden .May 2 J. J. Willis. 
St. Albans . ,, 8 Henry Lewis. 
Redbourn Bury, St. Albans ,, 9 E. W. Arnold. 
