MOVEMENTS OF BIRDS IX SCOTLAND DURING 1898 155 



COLUMBA PALUMBUS (Ring Dove). 



Shetland Dunrossness, April 30, one; Oct. 31, one. Outer 

 Hebrides Barra, April 24, one. 



TURTUR COMMUNIS (Turtle Dove). 

 Argyll and Isles ] )huheartach, Sept. 28, one rested on rock. 



CREX PRATENSIS (Land Rail). 



Sutlierland Banniskirk, June i. Dee Peterhead, April 30. 

 Tay Fordoun, May 26; Oct. 22, one shot. Tayfield, May 6, 

 first. Forth Cramond, April 24; Falkland, May 4; Oct. 25, 

 one, Pathhead. Tweed Broughton, April 23 ; Halmyre, April 23 ; 

 Chirnside, Sept. 4. Outer Hebrides Barra, May 4. Argyll and 

 Isles Skerryvore, May 21, on rock, first seen; Tiree, May 5. 

 Clyde Giffnock and Beith, April 23. Solway Mull of Kintyre, 

 May 10, one. 



Earliest, April 23, Broughton, Halmyre, Giffnock, and Beith. 



RALLUS AQUATICUS (Water Rail). 



Shetland Dunrossness, Nov. 30, one. Sutherland Nov. 15, 

 killed at Dorrery. Forth Dec. 8, one shot, Dalmeny Park. 



PORZANA MARUETTA (Spotted Crake). 

 Forth Oct. 1 8, at Dunbar Station ("Annals," 1899, p. 50). 



PORZANA BAILLONI (Baillon's Crake). 



Sutherland Sept. 13, killed at Westfield ("Annals," 1899, 



p. 50). 



HOUBARA MACQUEENI (Macqueen's Bustard). 



& ee Aberdeen, Oct. 24, ? , immature, St. Fergus, Pitfour, first 

 Scottish record ("Annals," 1899, pp. 51, 73). 



EUDROMIAS MORINELLUS (Dotterel). 

 Tay Sept. 7, small flock on hills north of Glen Tilt. 



CHARADRIUS PLUVIALIS (Golden Plover). 



Orkney North Ronaldshay, June 29, three seen. Sutherland 

 -Forsinard, June 2, flocking. Dee Peterhead, Oct. 11-12, flights 

 coming in. Argyll and Isles Skerryvore, April 18, one killed at 

 lantern ; April 22, several flying round light. Tiree, March 24, very 

 large flocks travelling N. ; Sept. 17, enormous flocks; Oct. 7, 18, 

 other rushes. 



