224 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



first record as a breeding species (see "Annals," 1894, p. 87). 



Pentland Skerries, "Terns," May 10, Sept. 5. 

 Moray. "Terns," Golspie, April 28. 

 Toy. S. minuta (Little Tern), Edenmouth, April 24. S.fluviatilis 



(Common Tern), April 27 ; Arbroath, May 18. 

 Forth. Three S. cantiaca, Dunbar, Aug. 7. 

 Outer Hebrides. Monach, "Terns" arrived May 16, left Sept. 13; 



Barra, "Terns" arrived May 15. 

 Argyll and Isles. Tiree, April 22, Little Terns passing; May 8, 



Arctic and Little Terns arrived; May 1 8, pair of Sandwich Terns ; 



Arctic Terns left Sept. 19. Skervuile, Jura, "Terns" last 



seen Oct. 7. 



LARUS GLAUCUS (Glaucous Gull). 



Shetland. Dunrossness, Oct. 14, one flying S.W. 

 Orkney. N. Ronaldshay, Oct. 23. 



LARUS LEUCOPTERUS (Iceland Gull). 



i. Young <$ killed at Shurrery, Nov. n. 

 Outer Hebrides. Barra Head, Sept. 24; Barra, Dec. 13; Monach, 

 Sept. 29, Oct. 2, ii (young birds). 



STERCORARIUS PARASITICUS (Buffon's Skua). 

 Orkney. Eday, Sept. 4 ; Rendall, about same date. 



MERGULUS ALLE (Little Auk). 



Shetland. Dunrossness, Dec. 8, S.W. gale. 

 Outer Hebrides. Monach, June 24. 



FRATERCULA ARCTICA (Puffin). 



Outer Hebrides. I. Ghlais, commenced to fly past the L.H. in 

 countless numbers at 8 p.m. on Aug. i, and continued without 

 intermission for two days, all travelling S. 



PODICIPEDID/E (Grtbes). 



Orkney. N. Ronaldshay, P. fluviatilis (Little Grebe), Oct. 23. 

 Argyll and Isles. Tiree, P. cristatus (Great Crested Grebe), Feb. 9 



1 8 ; .March 30, pair on Loch Vasapol, in intermediate plumage. 



P. auritus (Sclavonian Grebe) abundant on fresh-water lochs 



during January and first week of December. 



