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28th, and the Isle of May on the 3ist. Several nests in 

 Morayshire, last hatched yth August (" Brit. Birds," vol. iii. 

 p. 129). In autumn one is recorded from Dunrossness 

 (Shetland) on iSth October, many there on loth November. 



GALLINAGO MAJOR (Great Snipe). One was procured on Fair Isle 

 in September. 



G. CCELESTIS (Snipe). Is recorded as very numerous on Fair Isle 

 on i gth and ayth January, ist February, and loth March. 

 Scarce at Lerwick early in September, but plentiful by the 25th, 

 on which day we have a note of arrivals at Fair Isle "flying 

 round for quarters." Numerous in Tiree on 3oth October, 

 large numbers at the Butt of Lewis on i4th November, and 

 next day at the Pentland Skerries (frost and snow). Again 

 numerous in Tiree on 23rd November, and on 2ist December 

 in Mull ; severe weather drove numbers within the burgh of 

 Tobermory. 



TRINGA MINUTA (Little Stint). Two in Aberlady Bay on 4th 

 September, and one at Fair Isle on the 3oth. 



T. SUBARQUATA (Curlew Sandpiper). Two at the Edenmouth on 

 3ist August, and five or six in Aberlady Bay on 4th September. 



T. CANUTUS (Knot). Small numbers remained throughout the 

 summer at the Cromarty Firth. Four at Balcomie (E. Fife) 

 on 1 4th August. 



CALIDRIS ARENARIA (Sanderling). Last seen in Largo Bay on i6th 

 May, returned there i yth July. 



MACHETES PUGNAX (Ruff). One seen at Waukmill Glen Dam 

 (E. Renfrew) on 2gth August and i2th September, and two 

 at Balgray Dam on the latter date. 



TOTANUS HYPOLEUCUS (Common Sandpiper). First seen on the 

 West Coast at Dairy (Clyde) on i4th April, and two days later 

 on the East beside the Tyne (E. Lothian), and Fair Isle 24th. 

 First reported on autumn migration on iyth July in East Fife. 



T. OCHROPUS (Green Sandpiper). One was shot on the banks of 

 the Ae in Dumfriesshire on 2oth January, and one was seen 

 on Fair Isle late in July. 



T. FUSCUS (Spotted Redshank). One seen at Waukmill Glen Dam 

 (E. Renfrew) on 2gth August and i2th September (" Glas. 

 Nat." vol. i. p. 146). 



T. CANESCENS (Greenshank). A pair is reported from Tiree on 

 nth June, one at Largo (E. Fife) on 22nd July, two beside 

 the Spey on 5th August, and two or three at the Edenmouth 

 on 3131 August. Two in East Renfrew on i2th September. 

 Records come from the Cromarty and Dornoch Firths in April 



