200 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



CARDUELIS ELEGANS (Goldfinch). A bird of this species was seen 

 near Largo (Fife) on ayth January and 2nd February, and two 

 immature birds were seen in East Ross on 25th September. 



CHRYSOMITRIS SPINUS (Siskin). Three are recorded from the Isle 

 of May on 25th March, and two on Fair Isle on 23rd April. 

 Remarkable numbers on Fair Isle between 22nd September 

 and 1 8th October, and more than usual on the Isle of May 

 from 22nd September to 2nd October. A few are reported 

 from Loch Awe with a very large flock of Lesser Redpolls on 

 25th November they were feeding on alders. There appears 

 to be only one previous record of this species in Argyll. 



ZONOTRICHIA ALBICOLLIS (White-throated Sparrow). One shot on 

 Eilean Mor, Flannans, on i8th May ("A.S.N.H.," 1909, p. 

 246). 



FRINGILLA CCELEBS (Chaffinch). A few are reported from Fair Isle 

 on 22nd March, and from the Isle of May on the 25th. 

 Many are recorded from Fair Isle on 2 8th September and 1 8th 

 October, and huge flocks arrived in Mull on 23rd and 2yth 

 October. In Tiree a small flock with Greenfinches on i4th 

 November (both species uncommon there). An albinistic 

 variety is noted in East Fife on 28th February, and a partially 

 melanic specimen was procured on Fair Isle on 6th May. 



F. MONTIFRINGILLA (Brambling). On ist March a flock of 800 or 

 900 is recorded from Solway, on the 23rd April about 12 at the 

 Isle of May, while the last noted was at Fair Isle on 2oth May. 

 In autumn this species appeared on the Isle of May on 1 7th 

 September, on Fair Isle on the 25th. On loth October there 

 was a great immigration to the Isle of May, and to the lantern 

 at Fair Isle, and on that island next day huge numbers were 

 seen. A small flock arrived at the Pentland Skerries on the 

 1 2th and stayed several days. 



CARPODACUS ERYTHINUS (Scarlet Grosbeak). One female procured 

 on the Isle of May on i3th September ("A. S.N.H.," 1910, p. 4). 



LOXIA CURVIROSTRA (Crossbill). 1909 was characterised by a great 

 immigration of these birds. The first is recorded from Fair 

 Isle on 23rd June; they kept on arriving till loth July, when 

 as many as 300 were seen. After this date the birds diminished 

 slowly ; last seen in numbers on Fair Isle on 26th August, and 

 the last is recorded from there on 2nd October ( $ imm.) ; 

 many were found lying dead, starved ("A.S.N.H.," 1909, 

 p. 215, and 1910, p. 54). On 27th June, an adult male is 

 recorded from Unst (Shetland), and next day Crossbills arrived 

 at Lerwick, where they are reported up to 2ist August in 

 small parties not more than a dozen strong, at Sule Skerry, 



