204 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



COMMON CORMORANT, Phalacrocorax carbo, L. Very plentiful all 

 the year round, nesting in the rocky caves and precipices of 

 the surrounding small islands ; but the rocks used for roosting 

 during the rest of the year are seldom, if ever, used for 

 nesting, the latter being more secluded and inaccessible. 



SHAG, Phalacrocorax graculus (L.) More abundant than the larger 

 species, and breeding in rocky caves. 



GANNET, Sula bassana (L.) Very plentiful round the coast in 

 summer and autumn, but only a few seen in winter. None 

 nest or roost on any of the surrounding islands the whole 

 apparently going to St. Kilda. 



COMMON HERON, Ardea cinerea, L. Abundant at all times, except 

 during the breeding season ; and although a few birds remain 

 through the entire summer, these no doubt are barren birds, 

 as none breed here. 



SPOONBILL, Platalea leucorodia (L.) In a copy of Macgillivray's 

 " British Birds," vol. 4, which belonged to the late Dr. Mac- 

 gillivray of Eoligary, I find the following marginal pencil note 

 by the late Mr. Charles Gordon, who was a brother of the late 

 proprietor of South Uist and Barra, and lived for some years 

 in South Uist :- 



" Dr. D. Macgillivray, half-brother to the author, showed 

 me a skin of a Spoonbill which he related had been shot by 

 himself on the farm of Ormiclate, South Uist. Two other 

 specimens were got in Barra at the same time. C. G." 



Dr. Macgillivray's sons confirm the above note, as they 

 often heard their father speak of his having shot the bird. This 

 would be forty-five or fifty years ago, but there is no record of 

 the occurrence of the Spoonbill in Barra or South Uist since 

 that time. 



GRAYLAG GOOSE, Anser rinereus, Meyer. A few come across 

 occasionally from South Uist during severe winters, but never 

 remain longer than a few days. 



WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, Anser albifrons, Scopoli. In January 

 1891 five or six birds were seen on this island, and on i6th 

 April 1893 a flock of nine appeared at Eoligary and stayed 

 for a week. These are the only records of its occurrence in 

 Barra I can get. 



BERNICLE GOOSE, Bernida leucopsis, Bechstein. Very plentiful in 

 the winter, especially on the islands of the Sound, arriving in 

 October and leaving about the end of April. 



BRENT GOOSE, Bernida brenta, Pallas. A flock of about twenty 

 birds frequent the big strand at Eoligary, arriving and departing 

 about the same time as the Bernicles. 



