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flocks, with Fieldfares; Nov. 21, large flocks of Turdidse. Skerry- 

 vore, Nov. 3-4, rush of Turdidas ; Nov. 25, another rush, with 

 Chaffinches. Dhuheartach, Feb. 23-24, all night, with Thrushes, 

 Blackbirds, Larks, etc.; Nov. 27-28, with Pipits and Starlings; 

 March i, numbers; April n, three; May 16, one. Clyde 

 Queen's Park, Glasgow, March 28, five. Carmichael, Oct. 13. 

 Sohvay -Kinbinnie, Oct. 23, a small lot. 



Principal movements, Oct. 6-7, Nov. 4-7, Nov. 19. 



TURDUS PILARIS (Fieldfare). 



Shetland Dunrossness, April 15, many. Orkney Noup Head, 

 Sept. 26, all night, a rush; Nov. 4, at lantern, three killed. Sule 

 Skerry, April 26, five; Oct. i, a few, with Redwings and Starlings; 

 Nov. 15, at light, with Blackbirds; Nov. 21, with Redwings, 

 Starlings, etc. Pentland Skerries, Oct. 21 to Nov. 10, large flocks on 

 the islands. Sutherland Cape Wrath, Nov. 12, a good many. 

 Moray Elgin, April 14, a flock. Laggan, Strathspey, Oct. 7. 

 Dee Aberdeen, March 29, many; Oct. 5, eight. Toy Auchin- 

 blae, May 1 1, a flock ; Oct. 26, a large flock. Forth Kirknewton, 

 March 29, a flock. Doune, Oct. 12, flock of about twenty-five. 

 Isle of May, April 17, flock; Oct. 19, first; Oct. 26, a great 

 number, left the island at i P.M. and flew northwards ; Nov. 4, 

 all night at lantern, twelve killed ; Nov. 7, at lantern, midnight 

 till daylight, Blackbirds, Starlings, and Lapwings. Tweed Cromilt, 

 May 5, large flock. Halmyre, May 12, a flock, last seen. Hawick, 

 May 15, large flock, flying N. West Ross Garve, Oct. 20, arrived. 

 Outer Hebrides Lochmaddy, April 13, about a score for some 

 days. Barra, Nov. 9, a flock of fifty or sixty. Flannans, Nov. 7, 

 great rush of Turdidte and Starlings, great numbers killed ; numerous 

 till the 1 4th, when all left; Nov. 19, fresh rush, with Thrushes, 

 Redwings, and Larks ; Dec. 5, another rush with Redwings, left on 

 7th. Argyll and Isles Tiree, Nov. 4, 10, and 1 1, in flocks, with 

 Redwings; Nov. 21, very large flocks; Dec. 25, still numerous. 

 Skerryvore, Nov. 3-4, first rush of Turdidae ; Nov. 25, rush of 

 Turdidas, Chaffinches, etc. ; Nov. 29, numbers. Clyde Carmichael, 

 April 24, large flock. Mearns, May 7, over a hundred. Queen's 

 Park, Glasgow, Oct. 29, one or two. Sohvay Townhead, Close- 

 burn, April 27, at dusk a large flock suddenly arrived and settled 

 to roost in the tall heather. 



Principal movements, Oct. 26, Nov. 4-7, Nov. 19-21. 



TURDUS MERULA (Blackbird). 



Orkney Noup Head, Oct. 28, flying round light ; Nov. 4, at 

 lantern, four killed. Sule Skerry, March 24, one; Nov. 16, 

 at light, with Fieldfares. Pentland Skerries, Oct. 21 to Nov. 10, 



