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where they remained about three weeks, the largest number 

 seen being 42, and at the Butt of Lewis, whence 7 are reported, 

 one being an adult male. They are also recorded from many 

 other localities in Shetland ("A.S.N.H.," 1909, pp. 215 and 

 216). Late in June many appeared on the Flannans and 

 remained some time, the last being seen there on 22nd Sep- 

 tember ("A.S.N.H.," 1909, p. 216, and 1910, p. 54). Three 

 immature birds were seen at Graemeshall, S.E. Mainland, from 

 29th June to ist July ("Brit. Birds," vol. iii. p. 82), and 2 

 are recorded from Lochmaddy, N. Uist ("A.S.N.H.," 1909, 

 p. 216). On gth July, a flock of about 20 alighted on a 

 steamer off Bervie, Kincardineshire, and remained on board 

 for several hours ("A.S.N.H.," 1909, p. 216), while on the 

 1 2th one came on board the 'Goldseeker' when 95 miles E. 

 by S.-|S. of Auskerry Light (Orkney); it was dead tired and 

 allowed itself to be caught ("A.S.N.H.," 1909, p. 217), and 

 hundreds are reported by the fishermen as drowned in the 

 North Sea ("A.S.N.H.," 1910, p. 118). Ten or twelve were 

 seen at Creetown (Kirkcudbright) from 2 gth July to 3rd 

 August ("Brit. Birds," vol. iii. p. 124). A male at Scrabster 

 (Caithness) on 3ist July, and many at Gordonbush (E. Suther- 

 land), a lot being caught in the strawberry nets (" A.S.N.H.," 

 1910, p. 55). Eight visited a garden in Wick and stayed a 

 fortnight, while others are recorded from Kirkwall and Sanday 

 in Orkney, and from Hawick and Fraserburgh ("A.S.N.H.," 

 1909, p. 216). Many were seen near Sumburgh Head, and 

 numbers were taken on fishing-boats to the east of Shetland 

 ("A.S.N.H.," 1909, p. 216). One at Gifford (Haddington- 

 shire) in August ("Brit. Birds," vol. iii. p. 227). Young birds 

 and females predominated, but some old males were observed 

 where the birds occurred in any numbers ("A.S.N.H.," 1909, 

 p. 216). All obtained belonged to a slender-billed continental 

 race ("A.S.N.H.," 1910, pp. 66, 67). 



LOXIA BIFASCIATA (Two-barred Crossbill). Adult males were pro- 

 cured on Fair Isle and the Flannans, among the flocks of the 

 common Crossbill (" A.S.N.H.," 1909, p. 217). 



EMBERIZA MILIARIA (Corn Bunting). A small flock is noted at 

 Lerwick on gth May, and this species is recorded as fairly 

 common in Mull, specially near Tobermory, where it nested 

 this year for the first time ("A.S.N.H.," 1909, p. 247). A flock 

 at Lathones (E. Fife) and one at the Flannans, both on 

 1 8th December. 



E. CITRINELLA (Yellow-hammer). Four at Fair Isle on 24th March, 

 and a female at the Isle of May on ist April. One at Tiree 

 (where it is a rare straggler) on i3th November. 



