86 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



LIMOSA BELGICA (Black-tailed Godwit). 



Argyll and Isles Tiree, May i7th, a pair at Favie remained for 

 ten days. Clyde Balgray Dam, Sept. 2ist, one; also one shot at 

 Caldwell this month. 



NUMENIUS PHJEOPUS (Whinibrel). 



Orkney North Ronaldshay, May 1 3th, many. Dee Aberdeen, 

 Oct. 1 4th, ten. Forth Bo'ness, July 3ist, one. Dunipace, Aug. 

 6th, five, flying W. Aberlady, Aug. yth, many. Musselburgh, Aug. 

 3oth-3ist, strong migration during these nights, with other birds. 

 Argyll and Isles Tiree, April 3oth, have arrived ; May 4th, very 

 numerous; May 5th, in shoals. Dhuheartach, May 23rd, one, on 

 rock. Clyde Lendalfoot, April 24th. Mearns Moor, May 2oth, one. 

 Bute, Sept. 8th, one. 



STERNIN^E (Terns). 



Caithness Thurso, May agth, S. macrura (Arctic Tern), 

 numerous. Dee Rattray Head, S. minuta (Lesser Tern), April 

 28th, two. Forth Dalmeny, S. fluviatilis (Common Tern), Oct. 7th, 

 many in Forth; Oct. i4th, a few. S. minuta, Aug. 8th, three at 

 Musselburgh. Aberlady, Hydrochelidon nigra (Black Tern), Aug. 7th, 

 one adult (" Annals," 1900, p. 52). Argyll and Isles Dhuheartach, 

 C. macrura, May aoth, several. Tiree, May 7th, several S. fluviatilis ; 

 May 7th, several S. minuta. 



There are numerous other records of "Terns" which are un- 

 quotable, as the species are not specified. 



LARIN^E (Gulls). 



Shetland North Unst, L. leucopterus (Iceland Gull), Sept. 26th, 

 two. Orkney Sule Skerry L.H., Nov. 23rd, one. Argyll and Isles 

 Dhuheartach, Nov. 29th, one. Dee Aberdeen, L. glancus 

 (Glaucous Gull), April 2nd, three killed. 



STERCORARIUS CATARRHACTES (Great Skua). 



Argyll and Isles Dhuheartach, July 28th-2gth, two, first time 

 observed here. 



STERCORARIUS CREPIDATUS (Arctic Skua). 



Caithness Thurso, Aug. izth. Forth Oct. i4th, a good many 

 near Inchkeith. Argyll and Isles Tiree, June 3rd, arrived. 



MERGULUS ALLE (Little Auk). 



Shetland North Unst, May 8th, one picked up. Forth Porto- 

 bello, Nov. 20th, one found in quarry. Outer Hebrides Barra, April, 

 one brought in by cat ("Annals," 1899, p. 183). 



