I S 8 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



STERCORARIUS POMATORHINUS (Pomatorhine Skua). 



Forth Portobello, Oct. 19, one; Oct. 28, one picked up after 

 gale. Solway Oct. 26, one shot between Annan and Gretna : 

 Nov. i, another ditto ("Annals," 1899, p. 52). 



PODICIPEDID/E (Grebes). 



Shetland Dunrossness, P. ftuviatilis (Little Grebe), Nov. 24, 

 one. Toy Tayfield, P. auritis (Sclavonian Grebe), Dec. i, at 

 mouth of Tay. Outer Hebrides Barra, P. auritis, April, adult $ . 

 Argyll and Isles Tiree, P. auritis, Oct. 29, several. 



FULMARUS GLACIALIS (Fulmar). 



Shetland Noss, June 30, nesting for first time; Saxaford, July 4, 

 in three localities, "have never seen this breeding haunt recorded' ; 

 Hermaness, July 5, in three localities, have bred here for four or 

 five years "ascertained that they were on Papa Stour also" 

 (R. Godfrey). 



ON THE OCCURRENCE IN SCOTLAND OF 

 ANDRENA RUFICRUS, NYL. (A BEE NEW 

 TO THE BRITISH LIST), AND OTHER RARE 

 ACULEATE HYMENOPTERA. 



By WILLIAM EVANS, F.R.S.E. 



ANDRENA RUFICRUS, Ny lander, " Mon. Apum Bor.," 



p. 217 (1847). 



At Aberfoyle, S.W. Perthshire, towards the end of 

 April 1896, I noticed a small bee, belonging to the genus 

 Andrena, in some numbers on dandelion flowers, and took 

 three specimens (all males unfortunately) for identification. 

 On submitting these to Mr. Edward Saunders, F.L.S., a few 

 months ago, I received from him the welcome intelligence 

 that they were referable to Nylander's Andrena ruficrus, a 

 species new to the British list, though well known in Sweden 

 and some other parts of the Continent. It appears to be 

 one of the earliest of spring bees, and should be looked for 



