220 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



TURTUR COMMUNIS (Turtle Dove). 



Tay. Longforgan, one shot " spring." 

 Sohvay. One shot in Wigtownshire Oct. 25. 



COTURNIX COMMUNIS (Quail). 



Shetland. Breeding in Unst in some numbers. 



Moray. Dunrobin, Sept. 7 ; several shot at Strathpeffer, present all 



summer ; in unusual numbers in Elginshire during September 



and October ; Beauly, Fortrose, and Clach-na-harry in August. 

 Tay. Meigle, September ; Auchengarroch. 

 Forth. Heard in many localities in Midlothian throughout the 



summer, nest taken at Tranent ; Preston ; Leven, Fife. 

 Outer Hebrides. -Barra, heard from mid-June to September (first 



record here). 

 Sohvay. Nesting in Dumfriesshire, June ; Brocklehurst, Oct. 3. 



RALLUS AQUATICUS (Water Rail). 



Orkney. N. Ronaldshay, Oct. 4, two shot ; one or two seen in 



November. 

 Outer Hebrides. Monach, Oct. 24. 



CREX PRATENSIS (Land Rail). 



Orkney. N. Ronaldshay, last seen Oct. 14. 



Dee. Fyvie, May 6. 



Tay. Arbroath, May 9; Bell Rock, May 16. 



forth. Edinburgh district, April 25. 



Tweed. Hallmyre, April 24-Sept. 19. 



Outer Hebrides. Barra, April 26 ; I. Ghlais, April 30. 



ITcst Ross. Shieldaig, May 15. 



Argyll and Isles. Tiree, May 5 ; Earraid, May 9 ; Skerryvore, May 



5, 6, S.E. 

 Clyde. Giffnock, April 23. 



Earliest record, April 23, Giffnock ; latest, Oct. 14, N. Ronaldshay. 



SQUATAROLA HELVETICA (Gray Plover). 



Orkney. N. Ronaldshay, Oct. 12, one young bird shot, with Turn- 

 stones. 



CHARADRIUS PLUVIALIS (Golden Plover). 



Orkney. N. Ronaldshay, first seen end of June (an early date) ; 

 very abundant Aug. i-io, scarce after. 



