I 4 2 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



STONECHAT, Pratincola rubicola (L). Breeding and permanently 

 resident, not abundant. 



REDBREAST, Erithacns rubecula (L). Breeding and permanently 

 resident. This is a species that seems to be decidedly in- 

 creasing since the introduction of trees into the island. Five 

 years ago I noticed only a single pair, and now fully a dozen 

 pairs may be seen. 



WHITETHROAT, Sylvia cinerea, Bechst. Summer visitor. Noticed 

 first in 1892 ; a pair remaining for along time in a plantation, 

 where, I think, they must have bred. Last summer numbers 

 were seen on the island, but no nest has been got as yet. 



BLACKCAP, Sylvia atricapilla, L. The only record is a solitary 

 bird, female or young male, I saw in my garden for about a 

 week in October 1893 (i3th-2oth). 



WILLOW WREN, Phylloscopus trochilus (L.) On the i3th Novem- 

 ber 1893 a Willow Wren was caught by Mr. Wm. Macgillivray 

 in their garden at Eoligary, which I saw. This was the first 

 time the Willow Wren was identified as occurring in Barra ; but 

 there can be no doubt, from what Mr. Macgillivray tells me, 

 that a pair used to breed in their garden for many years, up 

 to a couple of years ago, when they ceased to appear. Num- 

 bers of them appeared in April and May 1894. 



SEDGE WARBLER, Acrocephalus phragmitis, Bechstein. One was got 

 by Mr W. Macgillivray at Eoligary in June 1893, which is in 

 his collection. I think this is the first recorded from the 

 Outer Hebrides. 



HEDGE SPARROW, Accentor modularis, L. - - Breeding and per- 

 manently resident, not numerous, but increasing rapidly since 

 the introduction of trees. 



DIPPER, Cinclus aquaticns, Bechstein. A solitary bird seen by me on 

 1 5th January 1894. This is the only record of its occurrence 

 on the island. 



WREN, Troglodytes pan'i/lus, K. L. Koch. Abundant and per- 

 manently resident. A pair reared their young on the hay- 

 loft here last year. 



PIED WAGTAIL, Motacilla lugubris, Temminck. Mr. W. Macgillivray 

 saw one at Eoligary on i4th January 1894. This is the only 

 record of its occurrence on the island, although it probably 

 visits us on migration, along with the White Wagtail. 



WHITE WAGTAIL, Motacilla alba, L. Common on migration in 

 spring and autumn, but there is no evidence of its breeding. 



GRAY WAGTAIL, Motacilla melanope, Pallas. Only one specimen of 

 this species has been met with on the island. I examined the 



