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numbers all night; Nov. 20, in flocks round lantern. Skervuile, 

 Nov. 8, i A.M., with Starlings. Tiree, March 10, several; Nov. 4. 

 Clyde Mearns, Oct. 9, 15-20. Carmichael, Oct. 21, many. 



Earliest observed, Oct. r, Channelkirk. Principal movements, 

 Oct. 19-20, Nov. 19-20. 



TURDUS PILARIS (Fieldfare). 



Shetland Dunrossness, April 30, many ; Oct. 21, large flock. 

 Orkney Pentland Skerries, Oct. 21, rush; Oct. 31, killed at light; 

 Nov. 2, flock. Dee Peterhead, April 24; Oct. 29, rush with 

 Thrushes, etc. Tay Fordoun, Nov. 13, very large flock. Forth 

 Midcalder, May 24, small flock; Heriot, Oct. 14; Isle of May, 

 Oct. 29, large flock. Tweed Halmyre, May 12, large flock passing 

 N.W. ; Chirnside, Oct. 24, many. Outer Hebrides Barra, Nov. 9. 

 Argyll and Isles Skerryvore, Oct. 22, striking all night; Nov. 8-9, 

 rush with other birds ; Nov. 1 9, great rush of birds. Dhuheartach, 

 Oct. 19-20, flying round all night ; Nov. 9, at light with other birds. 

 Clyde Gartcosh, April 30, one; Carmichael, Oct. 12, flock; 

 Lamlash, Oct. 25-26, a rush. 



Earliest observed, Oct. 12, Carmichael. Principal movements, 

 Oct. 20-22, Nov. 9-19. 



TURDUS MERULA (Blackbird). 



Shetland Dunrossness, Oct. 20, numerous. Sutherland Cape 

 Wrath, March 7 ; Dec. 3, 8, several with Thrushes. Dee Peterhead, 

 Oct. 29, strong rush. Forth Isle of May, Nov. 16, few at lantern. 

 Argyll and Isles Skerryvore, Oct. 7-8, caught at light; Oct. 19, in 

 rush of Turdidae, many killed ; Nov. 8, 1 9, in rush of birds. Dhu- 

 heartach, Oct. 19-20, many all night; Nov. 9, many round light; 

 Nov. 20, at lantern. Skervuile, Oct. 19-20, many killed. Tiree, 

 March 21, have left. Clyde Lamlash, Oct. 2, 5, at light with 

 Thrushes, etc. ; Oct. 25-26, a rush. Solway Mull of Kintyre, Nov. 

 9, in rush with Thrushes, etc. 



TURDUS TORQUATUS (Ring Ousel). 



Shetland Dunrossness, April 30, many in rush of birds. Forth 



Aberfoyle, April 16. Tweed Halmyre, April 28, a $. Argyll 



and Isles Skerryvore, Sept. 15, killed at light, numbers flying about. 



Clyde Lamlash, April 7. Solway Mull of Kintyre, March 3, one 



seen ; April i, one. 



Earliest observed, March 3, Mull of Kintyre. 



PRATINCOLA RUBETRA (Whinchat). 



Shetland Dunrossness, April 30, adult 6% "new to Shetland" 

 ("Annals," 1898, p. 178). Tay Ballinluig, May 2. Forth Braid 

 Hills, May 4. Tweed Broughton, April 1 1 ; Chirnside, Aug. 1 2. 

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