MOVEMENTS OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 1902 151 



BOTAURUS STELLARIS (Bittern). 

 Sohvay Balmaghie, Nov. 20, one shot. 



PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS (Glossy Ibis). 



Tweed Roxburgh, Nov. 17, one, immature, shot near Kelso 

 ("Annals," 1903, p. 49). Argyll and Isles Islay, Oct. 30, immat. 

 9 shot at Kildalton (op. cit. 1903, p. 50). 



ANSER CINEREUS (Grey-lag Goose). 



Sutherland Cape Wrath, Feb. 26, five. Argyll and Isles 

 Tiree, May 6-7, three; Nov. 5, have returned. Sohvay Wigtown, 

 Jan. 1 8, several hundreds in Wigtown Bay, one shot (" Annals," 1902, 

 p. 120). Maxwelltown, April 15, 1.20 P.M., 150 Grey Geese flying 

 N.N.W. by N., and very high; April 18, 29 flying N.N.W. 



ANSER SEGETUM (Bean Goose). 



Sohvay Wigtownshire, Feb. 8, three seen (two shot) near Port 

 Patrick ("Annals," 1902, p. 120). 



ANSER BRACHYRHYNCHUS (Pink-footed Goose). 



Forth Aberfoyle, April 27, a skein of 120 flying W., straight 

 up line of Loch Ard. Dalmeny, Oct. 16. Aberlady, Oct. 16, two 

 (one killed), first this winter. Tweed Cramilt, April 26, flock of 

 200-300 flying N. 



ANSER ALBIFRONS (White-fronted Goose). 



Outer Hebrides Island Glass, Jan. 25, flock of twenty-four. 

 Argyll and Aisles Tiree, April 24, large flocks leaving; Oct. 20, 

 large flock just arrived ; Oct. 22, large flocks arriving. 



BERNICLA LEUCOPSIS (Barnacle Goose). 



Forth Aberlady, Oct. 30, one; two seen about i6th. Outer 

 Hebrides Flannans, Jan. 31, twelve (one shot); March 27, large 

 flock; May 13, flock; Oct. 17, twenty-two: Oct. 22, great flocks. 

 Barra, Oct., 3rd week, arrived. Argyll and Isles Tiree, Feb. 25, 

 two. Solway Maxwelltown, April 18, flocks of seven and twenty- 

 seven flying N.N.W. 



CYGNUS MUSICUS (Whooper Swan). 



Argyll and Isles Tiree, March 28, have left, enormous flocks 

 on the lochs during winter ; Oct. 22, sixteen; Nov. 14, numerous 

 on lochs. 



