Part 11

_Turdus viscivorus_ (L.), Missel Thrush.--Spring: February 27th, Eddystone, many striking, one killed. April 9th, N.W. Merioneth, several small flocks. Observed in small numbers during the

Autumn: October 5th, Langness, one caught; 20th, Langness, twelve; 26th, Nash; 31st, *Dee L.V. November 23d, Carnarvon Bay L.V. 24th, 25th, and 26th, Eddystone.

_Turdus musicus_ (L.), Song Thrush.--An important vernal movement from March 24th to 29th, affecting the coast generally.

Autumn: First noted at Chickens Rock, September 24th, when two were killed at 10.30 P.M. Afterwards present at the movements of the latter half of October and late November. Eighty were killed at Bardsey Light on October 20th.

_Turdus iliacus_ (L), Redwing.--Spring: March 14th, at Eddystone, along with Thrushes and Wheatears; 26th, Langness, two killed; night of 27th and morning of 28th, Eddystone, numbers; 29th, Langness, one struck.

Autumn: September 28th, Carlisle; October 2d, Carlisle, and many on the 7th; 13th, Wolf Rock, several; in numbers on the 19th. After at all the principal movements of the late autumn (October 18th to 31st, and November 21st to 27th).

_Turdus pilaris_ (L.), Fieldfare.--Spring: First noted at Chickens Rock on March 25th, along with Thrushes; last seen on April 16th at Allonby, Comb.

Autumn: First on October 2d at Allonby, Cumb.; then on 24th at Bishop Rock, and afterwards in numbers during the movements of October and November (22d-27th).

_Turdus merula_ (L.), Blackbird.--Important Spring movements, along with other _Turdinæ_ and Wheatears, on March 24th and 27th.

Autumn: August 27th at the lanterns of the Selker L.V. and Start L.H. September 3d, Nash, three killed; Eddystone, one; September 4th, many. Great movements on October 3d to 8th, October 18th to 31st, and November 22d to 27th. Fifty were killed at Bardsey L.H. on October 20th.

_Turdus torquatus_, L., Ring Ouzel.--Spring: April 5th, Eddystone, two caught at midnight; April 12th, N.W. Merioneth, a pair.

Autumn: *Start, August 3d, one killed at 3 A.M. September 3d, Eddystone; 23d and 24th, Eddystone, one caught; October 3d, at Chickens Rock and Eddystone; 19th, Start, two captured; 25th, at Eddystone and Bishop Rock.

_Saxicola œnanthe_ (L.), Wheatear.--Spring: March 24th, at Chickens Rock, South Stack, and Eddystone stations; 26th, St Bees; April 11th, Langness; 23d, at Eddystone in hundreds; 29th, at Eddystone.

Autumn: August 3d and 4th, *Start Point; 9th, Eddystone, in numbers; 23d, Nash, in numbers; 28th, Start, one killed; September 2d, Eddystone, in numbers; 3d and 4th, a general movement along the entire coast line; 20th, Eddystone; October 3d, Eddystone; 4th, *Helwick (dozens); 8th, Langness and Skerries.

_Pratincola rubetra_ (L.), Whinchat.--Spring: April 24th, N.W. Merioneth, first seen.

Autumn: *Smalls, September 23d, one killed.

_Pratincola rubicola_ (L.), Stonechat.--August 4th, *Start, one killed.

_Ruticilla titys_ (Scop.), Black Redstart.--October 29th, Nash, one killed; November 3d, Langness, "female Redstart" observed at 11 A.M. 12th, Carlisle, one; December 5th, Langness, "a female Redstart;" January 21st (1887), Towyn, one shot (_Field_, January 30th, 1887).

_Erithacus rubecula_ (L.), Redbreast.--Only a few records.

Autumn: First noticed at the great movement at the Nash L.H. on September 3d; September 11th, Langness, one at 3 P.M. 24th, South Stack; October 20th, South Stack, one; 27th, Nash, one.

_Sylvia cinerea_ (Bechst.), Whitethroat.--Spring: April 11th, Langness; 23d, *Nash, in numbers; May 10th, at Langness, with Sedge Warblers and Willow Wrens; six killed and two injured.

Autumn: August 2d and 3d, *Start; 22d, Nash, many; September 1st, Longships, one killed; 3d, Dee L.V. and *Nash, many; 23d, *Smalls and *Helwick, some dozens; 24th, *Bull Point and Start.

_Sylvia atricapilla_ (L.), Blackcap.--Spring: April 22d, N.W. Merioneth, arrived.

Autumn: November 22d, *Eddystone, one killed.

_Regulus cristatus_ (Koch), Goldcrest.--Not numerous. The following are the only records:--

Autumn: September 5th, Langness, two or three; 24th, Chickens Rock, four at 10.30 P.M. October 2d, Chickens Rock, a few; 4th, South Stack, one; 20th, Langness, one; Holyhead, one, and South Stack, one; 22d, Skerries, one; 26th, Nash, two killed; 27th, Longships, one; 29th, Holyhead, two; November 25th, *Eddystone, one killed.

_Phylloscopus sibilatrix_ (Bechst.), Wood Wren.--Spring: May 7th, Carlisle.

_Phylloscopus rufus_ (Bechst.), Chiff Chaff.--Spring: March 24th, Ravenglass; April 2d, N.W. Merioneth, a good many.

Autumn: September 23d, *Smalls, one killed; 29th, *Bull Point, one killed.

_Phylloscopus trochilus_ (L.), Willow Warbler.--Spring: March 24th, Langness; April 10th, Langness; 27th, Langness; May 10th, Langness, along with Sedge Warblers and Whitethroats.

Autumn: August 1st, Nash; 3d, *Start; September 3d, *Nash, fifty or sixty between 2 and 3 A.M., twenty-four killed; 23d, *Smalls and *Helwick, some dozens; October 6th, Langness, one at 2 A.M.

_Acrocephalus phragmitis_ (Bechst.), Sedge Warbler.--Spring: April 10th, Langness, in numbers; May 10th, Langness, along with Willow Warblers and Whitethroats at midnight.

Autumn: August 6th, Start, two at midnight; 22d, *Nash, in numbers; *Burnham, one; 28th, *Start, one; September 1st and 5th, Burnham; 23d, *Smalls, in numbers.

_Locustella nævia_ (Bodd.), Grasshopper Warbler.--Spring: April 27th, Allonby.

Autumn: *Skerries Rock, one killed at lantern in the autumn, date uncertain.

_Accentor modularis_ (L.), Hedge Sparrow.--October 8th, Langness, one at 4 P.M.

_Troglodytes parvulus_ (Koch), Wren.--Spring: April 22d, Langness, one; *Nash, seven at 10.30 P.M., four killed; 23d, Dee L.V., two killed; May 4th, South Bishop, two killed; 9th, Dee L.V., three killed.

Autumn: October 7th, South Stack, "Wrens;" 19th, Breaksea, one; 20th, Dee, one; 27th, Nash, one captured.

_Motacilla lugubris_ (Temm.), Pied Wagtail.--Spring: March 19th, Selker L.V., one caught; 22d, St Bees; Selker, a good many; April 2d, Selker, a good many passing east; 22d and 23d, Dee L.V., "Wagtails" passing east.

Autumn: September 5th, N.W. Merioneth, exceedingly numerous; October 28th, Morecambe Bay L.V., "three Dishwashers" at 10.30 A.M.

_Motacilla rayi_ (Bonap.), Yellow Wagtail.--Spring: April 29th, Allonby, Cumberland.

Autumn: August 4th, *Start, a bird of the year killed at the lantern.

_Anthus pratensis_ (L.), Meadow Pipit.--Spring: April 2d, Selker L.V., "Titlarks;" 22d and 23d, Selker, "Titlarks" to E.

Autumn: August 27th, Selker, "Titlarks;" September 5th, N.W. Merioneth, numerous; October 4th, Cardigan Bay; afterwards present at the chief movements of the late autumn.

_Anthus trivialis_ (L.), Tree Pipit.--April 16th, N.W. Merioneth, one; 20th, Carlisle; 24th, N.W. Merioneth, several.

Autumn: August 3d and 4th, *Start, several at 3 A.M. each day.

_Anthus obscurus_ (Lath.), Rock Pipit.--Autumn: September 4th, *Longships, several between 11 P.M. and 2 A.M., two killed.

_Lanius excubitor_ (L.), Great Grey Shrike.--Two shot in Cumberland in November. A female of the var. _Major_ caught at Skinburness, Cumberland, on November 2d.

_Lanius collurio_ (L.), Red-backed Shrike.--June 2d, N.W. Merioneth, a pair.

_Muscicapa grisola_ (L.), Spotted Flycatcher.--Spring: April 22d, Scotby, Cumberland.

Autumn: August 27th, *Start Point, one caught; and October 19th, "three Spotted Flycatchers" between 6 and 9 P.M.

_Muscicapa atricapilla_ (L.), Pied Flycatcher.--April 25th, Carlisle.

_Hirundo rustica_ (L.), Swallow.--Spring: March 23d, Bull Point, two at 2 P.M.; 26th, Nash, one; April 15th and 17th, Langness, one each day; 27th, Nash, three; 30th, Nash, forty or fifty.

Autumn: August 4th and 6th, Langness, several; 10th, Carnarvon Bay L.V. September 4th, South Bishop, a company; 21st, at several stations; last at Langness and Wolf Rock on October 13th. [This species is recorded in _The Field_ as observed during November at Lymington on 22d; Penzance, 23d; Falmouth, 27th; Portscatho, 29th; and on the 7th of December at Bournemouth.]

_Chelidon urbica_ (L.), Martin.--Spring: April 20th, Carlisle; 26th, N.W. Merioneth.

Autumn: August 6th, Start, one caught; September 3d, Langness, a few; October 4th, Flatholm.

_Cotile riparia_ (L.), Sand Martin.--Spring: March 23d, Rockliffe, Cumberland; 25th, Carlisle; 26th, St Bees.

Autumn: August 3d, Eddystone, one caught; 9th, Eddystone, two caught; September 24th, Eddystone.

_Carduelis elegans_ (Steph.), Goldfinch.--Autumn: October 5th, Chickens Rock, three at lantern all night; 18th, Chickens Rock, one; 20th, at same station.

_Ligurinus chloris_ (L.), Greenfinch.--Autumn: October 24th, Carnarvon Bay L.V., ten on deck all day;

_Fringilla cœlebs_ (L.), Chaffinch.--Spring: March 27th, Lateness, one at lantern from 2 to 4 A.M. April 23d, Langness, one at 10 A.M.

Autumn: October 7th, Helwick L.V., a large number; 8th, Cardigan Bay L.V., two; 20th, South Stack, one at lantern, and Cardigan Bay L.V., two on board at 7.30 A.M. 25th, Portland, sixty at 2 P.M. 26th, Cardigan Bay L.V., two; November 1st, Scarweather L.V., about fifty at 1.30 P.M. This species appears to be chiefly noted at the light-vessels during the daytime.

_Fringilla montifringilla_ (L.), Brambling.--October 25th, Bishop Rock, many "Copperfinches" from 9 P.M. to midnight; 26th, Nash, many; November 25th, Bishop Rock, a "Copperfinch."

_Linota cannabina_ (L.), Linnet.--Spring: April 5th, Eddystone, two caught at 9 P.M.

Autumn: August 22d, Langness, a small flock at noon; October 5th, Langness, a flock at 9 A.M., and Portland, three or four from 1 to 3 A.M. 28th, Carnarvon Bay L.V., with Finches all day; November 26th, Plymouth Breakwater, two at 10 P.M.

_Linota rufescens_ (Vieill.), Lesser Redpole.--October 15th, South Stack, one caught at 7.30 P.M.

_Plectrophanes nivalis_ (L.), Snow Bunting.--September 26th, Bishop Rock, one old bird.

_Emberiza miliaria_, L., Corn Bunting.--Autumn: September 3d, *Nash, fifteen to twenty between 2.15 to 3 A.M., eight killed.

_Agelæus phœniceus_ (L.), Red-winged Starling.--October 27th, Nash, one struck and captured at 3 A.M. Mr Nicholas had intended to forward this specimen to me, but during his absence for a few moments it was most unfortunately carried off by a cat. He had, however, no difficulty in identifying the bird from the description given in John's "British Birds," and promptly reported the occurrence. A skin of the species (an adult) was at once forwarded to him in order to test his identification of the bird, and he replied "that the bird killed very much resembled the one sent, except that the yellow on the wings was rather paler; the tips of the wings and the back of the neck were more sooty black, and I think it was a little larger;"--a description indicating an immature specimen. During the late hours of the 26th of October and the early ones of the 27th an important migratory movement was taking place at this station:--At 9.50 P.M., Missel Thrushes; at 10 P.M., Bramblings; at 10.30 P.M., Snipe (four killed); at 12.40 A.M., Redwings (two killed); at 2 A.M., Wrens (one captured); at 2.10 A.M., Robins, and Black Redstart killed; and finally at 3 A.M., the Red-winged Starling. The wind prevailing at the time was a strongly easterly breeze; the weather cloudy, with passing showers of rain. Mr Nicholas is a most careful, intelligent, and painstaking recorder, and shows particular interest in our work, and there is little likelihood of his being mistaken in this matter. As an unbeliever in the unassisted occurrence of extra-Arctic American passerine birds in Europe, I would suggest that this was probably an escape from some vessel approaching the British coast.

_Sturnus vulgaris_, L., Starling.--The numbers and the frequency of the occurrence of this species is again manifest in the returns. It is impossible to do more than to refer to the diary portion of the report for particulars. Mr Caton Haigh, in his notes from the N.W. coast of Merioneth, remarks that many of the Starlings wintering there left during the second week of February, large flocks passing over flying due N. On the 26th of June, at 8 P.M., an immense flock passed over going S. It looked like a long, narrow stream, half a dozen yards wide and at least half a mile long.

_Pica rustica_ (Scop.), Magpie.--September 28th, Cardigan Bay L.V., two Magpies flying around the ship at 9.30 A.M. October 22d, Langness, a Magpie at 9 A.M.

_Corvus corone_, L., Carrion Crow.--April 22d, Carnarvon Bay L.V., six at 8 A.M. going E. April 23d, Chickens Rock, one.

_Corvus frugilegus_, L., Rook.--Spring: March 23d, Langness, twelve at 9 A.M.

Autumn: October 20th, Cardigan Bay L.V., one.

_Alauda arvensis_, L., Skylark.--Spring: March 23d, Selker L.V., a small party; 24th, Chickens Rock, great numbers; 25th, at Bahama Bank and Selker L.V.'s; 26th, Carnarvon Bay L.V., many.

Autumn: September 3d, Eddystone in numbers; afterwards many and often.

_Cypselus apus_ (L.), Swift.--Spring: April 29th, Carlisle. May 9th, N.W. Merioneth; 11th, Langness, a large flock. June 6th Eddystone, several.

Autumn: July 7th, Langness, large numbers. August 4th, Flatholm, small party; 9th, a large flock; 18th, Cardigan Bay, nine at 7.30 P.M. September 4th, Smalls, numbers; 19th, Lundy, thirty or forty (J. J. Philips, "Field," October 2d, 1886, p. 510); 20th, Lundy, one (_Id._).

_Caprimulgus europæus_, L., Nightjar.--Spring: May 6th, N.W. Merioneth, but not common until the 22d.

Autumn: September 3d, *Nash, four at 2.10 A.M., one killed.

_Gecinus viridis_ (L.), Green Woodpecker.--October 26th, Nash. Mr Nicholas reports a great many birds at the lantern during the early hours of the morning; at sunrise they passed S.E.; and that a bird of this species was seen among the others.

_Cuculus canorus_, L., Cuckoo.--Spring: April 19th, Langness, one at 10 A.M. 25th, Carlisle; 27th, Nash, one passed to N.; 29th, Nash, four.

Autumn: August 1st, Nash, two at lantern at 11.30 P.M. September 3d, *Nash, six [young of the year] at 3 A.M., two killed.

_Accipiter nisus_ (L.), Sparrow-Hawk.--Autumn: September 14th, Bishop Rock, one appeared; 20th, Chickens Rock, one going E. at 7 A.M. 28th, Smalls, one in the morning.

_Tinnunculus alaudarius_ (Gm.), Kestrel.--Autumn: October 5th, Wolf Rock, one; Smalls, one.

_Pandion haliaëtus_ (L.), Osprey.--Autumn: August 16th, Breconshire, one fishing at Llangorse Lake (Philips, _Zool._, 1886, p. 417).

_Anser ------?_ "Wild Goose."--Spring: March 27th, St Bees, about twenty at 6 P.M.

------, "Wild Duck."--Autumn: October 19th, a large number at 5.30 P.M.

_Anser segetum_ (Gm.), Bean Goose.--April 27th, about 120 passed over Allonby in a flock; eight more seen in July; and many seen in October and November.

_Bernicla brenta_ (P.), Brent Goose.--Present on Solway till end of March.

_Bernicla leucopsis_ (Bechst.), Barnacle Goose.--October 11th, arrived at Rockliffe.

_Dafila acuta_ (L.), Pintail Duck.--October 23d, Cumberland, one shot.

_Anas streperus_, L., Gadwall.--Spring: March 11th, two seen at Bowness.

Autumn: August, Breconshire, a female shot (Philips, _Zool._, 1886, p. 417). October (last week of), Solway, a bird of the year shot.

_Mareca penelope_, L., Widgeon.--Spring: Allonby, two flocks of fifty or sixty on February 11th (evening, flying due E.). Ravenglass, last seen on April 23d. Flights of this and other fowl began to pass over Rockliffe in an E. or N.E. direction on April 21st, but the movement became accentuated on April 27th, on which evening large flocks began to pass up the Eden at 9 P.M. The movement continued in full swing up to 10.45, there generally being five minutes, and never more than ten, between parties; after 11th they continued to pass, but the movement had become less marked.

Autumn: Numbers at Monkhill on September 13th.

_Clangula glaucion_ (L.), Golden-eye.--Spring: April 26th, last seen at Monkhill, Cumberland.

Autumn: October 21st and 24th, Allonby, Cumberland.

_Œdemia fusca_ (L.), Velvet Scoter.--December 23d, a fine adult male shot on Eden.

_Mergus serrator_, L., Red-breasted Merganser.--April 13th, N.W. Merioneth, a flock of about a dozen, the last seen.

_Turtur communis_, Selby, Turtle Dove.--Autumn: September 11th, Minehead, Somerset, one. October 3d, Wolf Rock, a "Turtle Dove" at 11 A.M.

_Coturnix communis_, Bonnat., Quail--Autumn: September 3d, one in the morning. October 5th, Eddystone, two caught at 2 A.M.

_Crex pratensis_, Bechst., Corn-Crake.--Spring: April 26th and 27th, Carlisle and District. May 9th, Holyhead Breakwater, one at 2 P.M.

Autumn: October 9th, Skerries, one killed between 2 and 4 A.M.; 20th, Smalls, one killed.

_Gallinula chloropus_ (L.), Moorhen.--Autumn: August 2d, *Nash, one killed at midnight. September 3d, Dee L.V., one killed.

_Charadrius pluvialis_, L., Golden Plover.--Autumn: August 25th, Burnham, one killed.

_Squatarola helvetica_ (L.), Grey Plover.--Spring: May 7th, Allonby, Cumberland, six.

_Eudromias morinellus_ (L.), Dotterel.--May 6th, Allonby, four seen, and again on the 8th.

_Vanellus vulgaris_, Bechst., Lapwing.--Spring: March 27th, Carnarvon Bay, ten at 11 A.M.

Autumn: September 24th, Skerries, about twenty. October 25th, Nash, flocks passing S. from 7 to 10 A.M. 26th, Nash, a large flock at lantern at 1 A.M. November 23d, Nash, two killed at 11.30 P.M. 24th, Eddystone, many at night; 26th and 27th, at Selker L.V., Carnarvon Bay L.V., and Eddystone.

_Hæmatopus ostralegus_, L., Oyster-Catcher.--Spring: April 23d, Chickens Rock, one.

Autumn: August 3d, Menai, two; 22d, Langness, seven; 27th, Eddystone, flocks.

_Phalaropus fulicarius_ (L.), Grey Phalarope.--October 10th (about), near Winchester, one shot.

_Scolopax rusticula_, L., Woodcock.--Spring: March 24th, Dee L.V., one killed; 29th, Selker L.V., one caught.

Autumn: September 21st, Eddystone, one killed. October 18th and 23d, Nash, one killed each night; 26th, Nash, two killed.

_Gallinago major_, Gm., Great Snipe.--Autumn: September 9th, Cardiganshire, an adult male shot on Llanddewihip Mountain; 25th, Baytor Mere, Devon, one shot. October 22d, North Devon, a bird of the year shot; 30th, Carlisle, one shot.

_Gallinago cœlestis_ (Frenzel), Common Snipe.--Autumn: October 21st, Carnarvon Bay L.V., one killed; 22d, Langness, one at 10 A.M.; 26th, Nash, four passing to S.E. at 9.30 A.M., four killed at 10.30 P.M. November 27th, Breaksea L.V., one killed.

_Limnocrytes gallinula_ (L.), Jack Snipe.--Autumn: October 31st, Bardsey, one "Jack Snipe" killed.

_Tringa alpina_, L., Dunlin.--Spring: April 25th, N.W. Merioneth.

Autumn: August 4th, Langness, a large number at 5 A.M.

_Tringa striata_, L., Purple Sandpiper.--October 20th, Solway, one shot.

_Tringa canutus_, L, Knot.--Autumn: August 18th, Dee L.V., thirty at lantern from 9 P.M. to midnight.

_Calidris arenaria_ (L.), Sanderling.--May 20th, observed on Solway.

_Totanus hypoleucos_ (L.), Common Sandpiper.--Spring: April 16th, Carlisle; 17th, N.W. Merioneth.

Autumn: August 15th, Ilfracombe, passing E.; 19th, Barnstaple.

_Totanus canescens_ (L.), Greenshank.--March 26th, Solway, last seen; returned August 16th.

_Numenius phæopus_ (L.), Whimbrel.--Spring: April 2d, N.W. Merioneth, one, and on 28th a small flock. May 16th, Langness, several at 10 A.M. 20th, Allonby, Cumberland, a few; 25th, Allonby, eight.

Autumn: July 27th, Allonby, two. August 10th, Langness, two. September 4th, N.W. Merioneth.

_Numenius arquata_ (L.), Curlew.--Spring: March 22d, Selker L.V., one at 8 A.M. April 9th, N.W. Merioneth, many passing overhead during the night.

Autumn: August 22d, Eddystone, ten at 1 P.M. September 4th, Chickens Rock, a few in the evening, also at the Skerries, November 27th, Selker L.V., at lantern all night.

_Sterna ------ ?_ "Sea Swallow."--Spring: Skerries Rock.

Mr Rees says,--"The Sea Swallow always comes to this island true to the morning of the 6th of May; then they leave for one week, and return again for the laying season."

Autumn: September 9th and 28th, Wolf Rock. October 2d, 4th, 7th, 13th, and 19th, a few observed at the Wolf Rock each day.

_Sterna fluviatilis_, Naum., Common Tern.--Spring: April 22d, N.W. Merioneth, a small flock; 25th, several large flocks. May 13th and 14th, a very large number; the weather rough and wet, with much snow on the mountains.

Autumn: October 16th, Minehead, Somerset, three.

_Sterna macrura_, Naum., Arctic Tern.--Spring: April 25th, N.W. Merioneth, a few with Common Terns.

_Sterna cantiaca_, Gm., Sandwich Tern.--Spring: April 2d, Ravenglass; 16th, Allonby (both in Cumberland).

_Sterna minuta_, L., Little Tern.--April 29th, Ravenglass.

_Hydrochelidon nigra_ (L.), Black Tern.--Spring: May 13th, N.W. Merioneth, three in adult plumage.

_Procellaria pelagica_, L., Storm Petrel.--Spring: May 21st, South Bishop, six at lantern all night.

Autumn: October 16th, Nash, one killed. November 21st, Eddystone, twenty-one captured between 6 and 12 P.M. 22d, Eddystone, in numbers all night; 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th, Eddystone, in numbers, many caught.

_Procellaria leucorrhoa_, Vieill., Leach's Petrel.--November 22d, *Start, one captured at 10 A.M., resting inside one of the lantern ventilators.

_Stercorarius catarrhactes_ (L.), Great Skua.--October 16th, Minehead, Somerset, one seen along with other _Stercorariinæ_. (N.W., squally, showers; sea very high.)

_Stercorarius pomatorhinus_ (Temm.), Pomatorhine Skua.--October 16th, Minehead, Somerset, twelve, along with other Stercorariinæ. (N.W., squally; sea very high.)

_Stercorarius crepidatus_ (Banks), Richardson's Skua.--October 16th, Minehead, Somerset, six, along with other _Stercorariinæ_. (N.W., squally; sea very high.)

_Puffinus anglorum_ (Temm.), Manx Shearwater.--September 3d, Bishop's Rock, one killed.

_Puffinus ------?_, "Large Shearwater."--September 14th, Bishop's Rock, "twenty Large Shearwaters during the day--not Manx Shearwaters."

_Colymbus glacialis_, L., Great Northern Diver.--December 21st, Hurst Point, two injured against lantern in the early morning.

_Colymbus arcticus_, L., Black-throated Diver.--December 29th, Solway.

_Lomvia troile_ (L.), Guillemot.--Autumn: October 28th and 30th, Longships, Guillemots and Puffins moving S. all the morning.

_Uria grylle_ (L.), Black Guillemot.--September 28th, Solway, a single bird observed.

_Fratercula arctica_ (L.), Puffin.--Spring: March 3d, Bishop's Rock, appeared. April 3d, Caldy, first appeared.

Autumn: October 16th, 25th, 28th, and 30th, and November 2d, Longships, moving S.

Summary and General Remarks.

The Report for the West Coast of England and Wales, and the Isle of Man, refers to the seasonal movements during 1886 of 104 species.

The first vernal migratory movement occurred on the 24th of March, and was sustained until the 26th. During this interval _Phylloscopus trochilus_, _Saxicola œnanthe_, _Pratincola rubicola_, and _Hirundo rustica_, along with _Turdus iliacus_, _T. pilaris_, _Scolopax rusticula_, and also _Turdus musicus_, _T. merula_, and _Alauda arvensis_, were observed--all at the lanterns, save _Hirundo rustica_, which occurred during the daytime. The weather prior to this initiatory migration had been severe and unsettled, and the movement was concurrent with the temporary prevalence of favourable conditions (_see_ p. 82) over our Islands.