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FRINGILLIN^E (Finches). 



Shetland Scousbrough, Oct. n, Chaffinches. Orkney Pent- 

 land Skerries, Oct. 8, Chaffinches, in rush with Redwings. Dee 

 Peterhead, Oct. 7, Greenfinches and Chaffinches, gale; Oct. 20, 28, 

 Chaffinches in small flocks ; Nov. 8, Greenfinches and Linnets in 

 numbers. Girdleness, Nov. 28, Greenfinches in flock with Field- 

 fares. Fyvie, Nov. 2, Tree Sparrow (P. montanus). Outer Hebrides 

 Barra, May 14, Linnets, "first time observed here." Argyll and 

 Isles Ben Nevis Observatory, "Redpoll," Sept. 15. Skerryvore, 

 Oct. 4, 5, Chaffinches, in rush with other birds, S.E. ; Jan. 9, April 

 17, Linnets. Clyde Ailsa Craig, Nov. i, Siskins; Nov. 21, 

 Chaffinches. 



Principal movements, Oct. 4-7. 



PLECTROPHANES NIVALIS (Snow Bunting). 



Shetland N. Unst, April 6 ; Oct. i, in flocks, S.W. Dunross- 

 ness, March 16, in flocks, N.; Sept. 22, Oct. 26, Nov. 19, in rush. 

 Orkney -Pentland Skerries, Sept. 19, S.E.; Dec. 20, "a great rush." 

 Forth Edinburgh, Oct. 30. Outer Hebrides Barra, Oct. 16. 



First seen, Sept. 19, Pentland Skerries; last seen, April 6, 

 N. Unst. 



MOTACILLIN^E (Wagtails). 



Shetland Scousbrough, Sept. 22, M. melanope. Orkney Pent- 

 land Skerries, Aug. 24, M. melanope. Outer Hebrides Barra, M. 

 alba, Aug. 15; M. melanope, Jan. 14. Argyll and Isles Tiree, 

 M. alba, April 7, 12, 30, in small flocks passing N. Clyde M. 

 rait, Kenmuir, April 2 1 ; Cathcart, Oct. 2 1 ; Ailsa Craig, M. lugu- 

 bris, Nov. 1 1 . 



ANTHUS PRATENSIS (Meadow Pipit). 



Argyll and Isles Skerryvore, March 1 9 ; April 4, a rush ; April 

 8, n, 17; Aug. 31, numbers at Light, S.W. ; Sept. 12, 16, in 

 numbers at Light, W. 



ANTHUS TRIVIALIS (Tree Pipit). 



Toy Stanley, April 29. Tweed Hallmyre, April 29. Argyll 

 and Isles Oban, April 26. Clyde Giffnock, April 28. 

 Earliest, April 26, Oban. 



ALAUDA ARVENSIS (Skylark). 



Argyll and Isles Skerryvore, Feb. n, April 5, 17, Oct. 17, 27, 

 Dec. 6, 24. Clyde Ailsa Craig, Dec. 29. 



