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season. Tweed Broughton, April 1 1, arrived. Outer Hebrides 

 Barra, April 27, one. Argyll and Isles Dhuheartach, Sept. 28, 

 two. Clyde Lamlash, April 21, a pair; Uddingston, April 16, 

 numerous ; Dalbeth, Sept. i o. 

 Earliest, April u, Broughton. 



TOTANUS FUSCUS (Spotted Redshank). 



Clyde Balgray Dam, Oct. 16 and 30 ("Annals," 1899, pp. 



SI'S*)- 



TOTANUS CANESCENS (Greenshank). 



Orkney North Ronaldshay, Sept. 13, three. Forth Aberlady, 

 July 19, one. Tweed Roxburgh, Sept. 23, one. Argyll and Isles 

 -Tiree, Aug. 13, several. 



LIMOSA LAPPONICA (Bar-tailed Godwit). 



Forth Aberlady, July 1 6, a few. Argyll and Isles Tiree, Jan. 

 28, two small flocks. Clyde Bute, June 3, nineteen (three in breed- 

 ing plumage); St. Ninian's Bay, Turnberry, Sept. 25, one. 



NUMENIUS PH/EOPUS (Whimbrel). 



Orkney North Ronaldshay, Aug. 4, six. Forth Aberlady, 

 July 13, two; Morningside, Aug. 8, one, midnight, passing W. ; 

 Dalmeny, Aug. 5; Longniddry, Oct. n, a $. Argyll and Isles 

 Tiree, April 29, plentiful ; May 6, in hundreds. Clyde Lendalfoot, 

 May i ; Lamlash, Aug. 2, one. 



STERNIN^E (Terns). 



Orkney Pentland Skerries, "Terns," May 13, first. Dee 

 Rattray Head, "Terns," May i, first; Peterhead, S. fluviatilis, 

 (Common Tern), May 9, numerous; Rattray Head, "Terns," Aug. 

 20, left. Forth S. cantiaca (Sandwich Tern), May 7, two, Canty 

 Bay. S. minuta (Lesser Tern), Aug. 14, Dalmeny. Outer Hebrides 

 Barra, S. macrura (Arctic Tern), May 18. Argyll and Isles 

 Skerryvore, "Terns," Sept. 16, two at lantern. Tiree, S. fluviatilis, 

 May 3, arrived; S. macrura, May 13, arrived; S. minuta, May 14, 

 arrived; "Terns," Sept. 25, have left. Clyde Lamlash, "Terns," 

 Sept. 4, last seen. 



LARIN^; (Gulls). 



Shetland Dunrossness, L. glaucus (Glaucous Gull), Nov. 4, one. 

 Outer Hebrides Barra, L. glaucus, March 21, one. Argyll and 

 Isles Dhuheartach, L. leucopterus (Iceland Gull), Nov. 6, one. 

 Solway Pagophila eburnea (Ivory Gull), seen Aug. 3, and again on 

 following morning ("Zoologist" (4), vol. ii. p. 414). 



