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70 ever have suspected the song, but for its two or three concluding notes, as of Bunting origin? Again, why Meadow Bunting, surely Rock or Vineyard Bunting, if its habits elsewhere are the same as here? Besides its song, it has a Serin-like trill.

The month of August yielded little of interest. On the 2nd the Willow Wren sang its quiet late summer song, and on the 7th I heard a few notes from the Lesser Whitethroat. The Grey Wagtail came to ditches in the suburbs, and Goldfinches in plenty to the weedy field corners. It may have been "insular prejudice," but it certainly gave one a shock to see bunches of Partridges brought in a fortnight or three weeks before "the First." On Aug. 29th the Chiffchaff sang, and on this and following days numbers of House Martins collected on the University front overlooking the Hofgarten.

In conclusion I may express surprise at the number of species which I failed to meet with. I saw nothing of Woodchat Shrike, Ortolan Bunting, Hoopoe, Quail, or Stork. If my time had been less occupied, however, I might possibly have added some of these to my list.