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As its name implies, this Dolphin has the tip of its beak 

 and lips, and also the under parts, creamy white ; while the 

 colour of the upper surface is deep purplish black. In this 

 example the beak slips were mottled with grey, and there were 

 greyish patches above the flippers and on the back between 

 the dorsal fin and the tail. 



This latest Scottish example has been presented to the 

 Royal Scottish Museum by its captor, Mr. William Lumley, 

 of Cramond. 



The following are the dimensions of this specimen : 



Feet. Inches. 



Extreme length . . . 8 8.5 



Depth in front of dorsal fin . .23 



Width across tail . . . . 2 8.5 



Height of dorsal fin (on curve) . .25 

 Length of anterior edge of flipper i 9.5 



Mouth slit 1 1.5 



Angle of mouth to eye . . . 2.5 



Blow-hole to tip of beak . . I 2.5 



Tip of beak to dorsal fin . . . 3 10 



Diameter of blow-hole . . . 1.75 



EDINBURGH. 



THE BIRDS OF FAIR ISLE. II. THE RESULTS 

 OF OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING THE 

 YEAR 1906. 



By WM. EAGLE CLARKE, F.R.S.E., F.L.S. 



MY previous communication l on the birds of Fair Isle was 

 based upon observations and inquiries made during a visit 

 to the island in the autumn of 1905. In that contribution 

 I was able to enumerate one hundred species as comprising 

 its known avifauna. Throughout the whole of the follow- 

 ing year, 1906, the investigations were vigorously carried 

 on, with the gratifying result that considerable additions 



1 'The Birds of Fair Isle, Native and Migratory,' "Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist.,'' 

 1906, pp. 4-24, 69-80. 



