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or fen, and to this circumstance may probably be attributed the 
comparative scarcity of the redshank. 
13. The Lesser Black-backed Gull (larus fuscus ). — A gull 
belonging to this species is now exhibited. It has been preserved 
in the Munden collection. The lesser black-backed gull is a resi¬ 
dent on our coasts. It breeds in Scotland, in England north of the 
Tyne, especially on the Eern Islands, in Wales, Devonshire, and 
Cornwall. “ It is not quite so large as the herring-gull, hut more 
than twice the size of the common gull.” It has a graceful skim¬ 
ming flight, and, when passing over land, does not rise high. It 
feeds on small surface-swimming fishes, insects, caterpillars, grubs, 
and worms, and in the fields contiguous to the coast may occasionally 
be seen following the track of a plough. 
The following observations of the arrival, etc., of our summer 
migrants and other visitants have been made. 
Species. 
Summer Migrants. 
Locality. Date. Observer. 
Nightingale. 
(Daulias luscinia ) 
Wheatear . 
(Saxicola (Enanthe) 
Whitethroat . 
{Sylvia rvfa) 
Lesser Whitethroat. 
{Sylvia Curruca) 
Blackcap . 
{Sylvia atricapilla ) 
Chiff-Chaff.. 
{Phylloscopus collybita) 
WILLOW-W REN. 
{Phylloscopus Trochilus) 
Sedge-Warbler . 
{Acrocephalus schccnobcenus) 
Red-backed Shrike . 
{Lanius collurin ) 
Spotted Flycatcher. 
{Muscicapa Grisola ) 
Oaklands, St. Albans . Apl. 
Harpenden .. ,, 
Hailey Hall, Hertford. ,, 
Watford . ,, 
Croxley, Rickmanswortk ,, 
Elstree . ,, 
Hitchin... ,, 
St. Albans. ,, 
Ware. ,, 
Russell Farm, Watford ,, 
Hertford . ,, 
Sawbridgeworth . ,, 
St. Albans..... Feb. 
Hitcbin. Apl. 
St. Albans... Apl. 
Sandridge, St. Albans. ,, 
Elstree . ,, 
St. Albans. ,, 
Royston . May 
Hunton Bridge, Watford Mar. 
Hitchin.... ,, 
Coleman’s Green . ,, 
Barnet . Apl. 
Hitchin. ,, 
St. Albans. ,, 
Hitchin.. Mar. 
Hunton Bridge, Watford Apl. 
St. Albans. May 
Sandridge, St. Albans. Apl. 
St. Albans..... ,, 
Hunton Bridge, Watford ,, 
Bernard’s Heath, St. A. May 
Port Yale, Hertford. June 
Barnet . Apl. 
Marshall’s Wick, St. A. 
15 A. Lewis. 
17 J. J. Willis. 
19 H. C. Heard. 
20 J. Hopkinson. 
21 F. G. Lloyd. 
21 E.P. Thompson 
26 W. Hill, jun. 
27 E. W. Arnold. 
27 R. B. Croft. 
27 J.E.L. 
29 R. T. Andrews. 
30 Miss Simpson. 
22 Henry Lewis. 
12 W. Hill, jun. 
29 Henry Lewis. 
23 A. F. Griffith. 
26 E. P. Thompson 
29 Henry Lewis. 
14 P. F. Fordham. 
25 J.E.L. 
30 W. Hill, jun. 
30 A. F. Griffith. 
3 C. Fry. 
5 W. Hill, jun. 
6 G. Luff. 
20 W. Hill, jun. 
19 J.E.L. 
15 Henry Lewis. 
25 A. F. Griffith. 
27 Henry Lewis. 
28 J.E.L. 
15 Henry Lewis. 
—- N. Thrale. 
19 C. Fry. 
26 Henry Lewis. 
