PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

THE WHEATEAR. ( Saxicola oenanthe. )

THE WHINCHAT. ( Saxicola rubetra. )

THE STONECHAT. ( Saxicola rubicola. )

THE WOOD WARBLER. ( Phylloscopus sibilatrix. )

THE WILLOW WARBLER. ( Phylloscopus trochilus. )

THE CHIFF-CHAFF. ( Phylloscopus rufa. )

THE NIGHTINGALE. ( Philomela luscinia. )

THE BLACKCAP. ( Sylvia atricapilla. )

THE ORPHEAN WARBLER. ( Sylvia orphea. )

THE GARDEN WARBLER. ( Sylvia hortensis. )

THE COMMON WHITETHROAT. ( Sylvia cinerea. )

THE LESSER WHITETHROAT. ( Sylvia sylviella. )

THE REDSTART. ( Ruticilla phoeicura. )

THE SEDGE WARBLER. ( Salicaria phragmitis. )

THE GRASSHOPPER WARBLER. ( Salicaria locustella. )

SAVI'S WARBLER. ( Salicaria luscinoides. )

THE AQUATIC WARBLER. ( Salicaria aquatica. )

THE MARSH WARBLER. ( Salicaria palustris. )

THE GREAT REED WARBLER. ( Salicaria arundinacea. )

THE RUFOUS WARBLER. ( Aedon galactodes. )

THE PIED WAGTAIL. ( Motacilla Yarrelli. )

THE WHITE WAGTAIL. ( Motacilla alba. )

THE GREY WAGTAIL. ( Motacilla sulphurea. )

THE YELLOW WAGTAIL. ( Motacilla Rayi. )

THE GREY-HEADED WAGTAIL. ( Motacilla flava. )

THE MEADOW PIPIT. ( Anthus pratensis. )

THE ROCK PIPIT. ( Anthus obscurus. )

THE TREE PIPIT. ( Anthus arboreus. )

THE WATER PIPIT. ( Anthus spinoletta. )

RICHARD'S PIPIT. ( Anthus Richardi. )

THE TAWNY PIPIT. ( Anthus campestris. )

THE PENNSYLVANIAN PIPIT. ( Anthus ludovicianus. )

THE RED-THROATED PIPIT. ( Anthus cervinus. )

THE SPOTTED FLYCATCHER. ( Muscicapa grisola. )

THE PIED FLYCATCHER. ( Muscicapa atricapilla. )

THE SWALLOW. ( Hirundo rustica. )

THE MARTIN. ( Hirundo urbica. )

THE SAND MARTIN. ( Cotyle riparia. )

THE COMMON SWIFT. ( Cypselus apus. )

THE ALPINE SWIFT. ( Cypselus alpinus. )

THE NIGHTJAR. ( Caprimulgus europAEus. )

THE CUCKOO. ( Cuculus canorus. )

THE WRYNECK. ( Jynx torquilla. )

THE HOOPOE. ( Upupa epops. )

THE GOLDEN ORIOLE. ( Oriolus galbula. )

THE RED-BACKED SHRIKE. ( Lanius collurio. )

THE TURTLE-DOVE. ( Turtur auritus. )

THE LANDRAIL OR CORNCRAKE. ( Crex pratensis. )

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.

CONCLUSION.

FOOTNOTES.

INDEX.

Transcriber's Notes

AN ACCOUNT OF
THE MIGRATORY BIRDS
WHICH PASS THE SUMMER IN
THE BRITISH ISLANDS.

BY J. E. HARTING, F.L.S., F.Z.S.

AUTHOR OF A “HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS,” A NEW EDITION OF WHITE’S “SELBORNE,” ETC., ETC.

ILLUSTRATED FROM DESIGNS BY THOMAS BEWICK.

LONDON:
BICKERS AND SON,
1, LEICESTER SQUARE.
1875.