MOVEMENTS OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 1893 221 



Outer Hebrides. Monach, Oct. 2, Nov. 5. Barra Head, April 6, 

 Sept. 1 6. I. Ghlais, large flock, Feb. 27, N. ; Nov. n, large 

 flocks. 



Argyll and Isles. Tiree, Oct. 1 2, in large numbers ; Skerryvore, 

 Sept. 12, 14, resting on rock, W.S.W. 



Clyde. Cathcart, reappeared for winter Sept. 14. 



EUDROMIAS MORINELLUS (Dotterel). 



Moray. Nesting on Eastern Cairngorms, June ; Strathspey, on 

 migration, Sept. 27. 



VANELLUS VULGARIS (Lapwing). 



Shetland. Dunrossness, Oct. 6 ; Oct. 10, very large flock passing 



W. ; Oct. 12, flock; Oct. 13. 

 Orkney. Hoy Sound, April 2, small flock. 

 Tay. Returned to coast, Arbroath, Feb. 13 ; in flocks, June 29. 



Bell Rock, first seen March 12, in flock. 

 Outer Hebrides. Monach, March 8, Oct. 24; Barra Head, Jan. /. 



STREPSILAS INTERPRES (Turnstone). 



Orkney. N. Ronaldshay, "seen in small numbers during every 

 month of the year." 



Outer Hebrides. Barra, May 27, small flock; July 18, eight, "doubt- 

 ful if these ever left." Barra Head, Aug. 19, a pair; Monach, 

 very numerous during winter ; I. Ghlais, Aug. 12. 



PHALAROPUS FULICARIUS (Gray Phalarope). 

 Argyll and Isles. Skerryvore, one killed at Light, Oct. 19, S.S.W. 



SCOLOPAX RUSTICULA (Woodcock). 



Shetland. N. Unst, "November"; Dunrossness, Nov. 14. 



Orkney. N. Ronaldshay, Oct. 10. 



Moray. Strath Brora, Sept. 20; Strathspey, Sept. 27, on migration. 



Tay. Arbroath, Sept. 22, on migration. 



Forth. Breeding in unusual numbers near Stirling, twenty-two nests 



found on one hill ; very abundant in July ; left early in August. 

 Outer Hebrides. Monach, Oct. 19. I. Ghlais, Jan. 1 8, one at 



Light ; Nov. 2. 



GALLINAGO CCELESTIS (Common Snipe). 



Orkney. N. Ronaldshay, unusually scarce, most present in August. 

 Outer Hebrides. Barra Head, Oct. i ; I. Ghlais, Oct. 9, great 



numbers, S.W. 

 Argyll and hies. Tiree, Sept. 30, in large numbers, "unusually early." 



