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CYGNIN.E (Swans). 



Shetland. N. Unst, numbers of " Swans " about Loch Cliff and 

 flying S. during January and February ; Dec. 9, one ; Dec. 

 10, twelve. Dunrossness, Oct. n, six "Swans"; Oct. 23, one 

 shot, none seen since. 



Outer Hebrides. Barra Head, Jan n, 12, flocks of Whoopers 

 (Cygnns musicus) flying S. 



West Ross. "Swans" left Loch Loin March 15. 



Argyll and Isles. Tiree, Jan 30, Feb. 20, "large flocks of Whoopers 

 on the lochs, never so many seen on the island before," mostly 

 gone by March 9 ; Nov. 1 3, flock of eighteen Whoopers. 



ANATINJE (Ducks). 



Shetland. Dunrossness, Sept. 12, Wigeon (Mareca penelope) ; Sept 



23, Wigeon; Sept. 30, 100 Wigeon ; Oct. n, Long-tailed Duck 



(Harelda gladalis). 

 Orkney. N. Ronaldshay, Shoveller (Spatula clypeatd], breeding in 



Sanday in considerable numbers, scarce after Aug. i ; Pintail 



(Dafila acuta), latter end of May, young ct shot Oct. 23; 



Wigeon breeding in Sanday in flocks, Oct. 2 ; Tufted Duck 



(Fuligula cristatd], April 24; Long-tailed Duck, Sept. 26. 

 Sutherland. Long-tailed Duck, Keiss, Mar. 1 5 ; Loch of Stemster, 



Dec. 5. Common Scoter (CEdemia nigra) nesting at Alltnabreac, 



June 7. 

 Forth. Wigeon, Pentlands, Sept. 24 ; Shelduck (Tadorna cornuta), 



Dalmeny, Sept. 29; Golden Eye (Clangula glancion\ Firth of 



Forth, Oct. 14. Great increase of Shoveller as a breeding 



species about Doune. 



Tweed. Tufted Duck breeding at Duns Castle. 

 Outer Hebrides. Barra, April 16, flocks of Long-tailed Duck; 



Wigeon left April 28. Barra Head, Teal, Sept. 3 ; Eider Duck 



(Somateria mollissimd) arrived Oct. 26. 

 Argyll and Isles. Tiree, Pintail, March 7 ; Shoveller, Sept. 3 ; 



Smew (Mergus albellus}, Sept. 30 ; Gad wall (Chdulelasmus 



streperus) and Shoveller, Dec. 2. Skerry vore, Eiders arrived 



Oct. 8. 

 Clyde. Golden Eye, numerous on Brother Loch, Mearns, May 20-28. 



COLUMBA CENAS (Stock Dove). 



Shetland. Dunrossness, one killed Nov. 1 3 ; first record for Shet- 

 land. 

 Toy. Arbroath, two killed Dec. 14. 



