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LIGURINUS CHLORIS (Greenfinch). Earliest nesting reported Colins- 

 burgh, 27th April, three eggs. Last nesting 26th August, 

 Kirkliston. Last in song igth August, Edinburgh. Must 

 have been breeding for some time at Stornoway where Kinnear 

 observed a few in the Castle grounds (p. 19). From loth 

 November till 8th December at Mull, almost solely confined 

 their attention to seeds of the Burdock (Arctium Lappd], and 

 was the only species so doing. Previous to this with Twites 

 at seeds of Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), A few remained in 

 Mull till 3151 December. At Stobcross Quay in Glasgow 

 Harbour on 28th December, a flock of 40/50 suddenly 

 appeared on the deck of the Anchor Line Co.'s S.S. Persia. 

 This was during the hard spell which began on Christmas day 

 (see introduction). 



COCCOTHRAUSTES vuLGARis (Hawfinch). One caught at Skerry vore 

 on i ith November. 



CARDUELIS ELEGANS (Goldfinch). One at Cow Parsnip (Her- 

 acleuin Sphondylium) in Mains Woods, Giffnock, East Renfrew, 

 on nth November (R. Wilson). Information about this bird 

 as a Scottish species is desirable. The paucity of observations 

 that comes is remarkable, now that we have so many interested 

 observers. 



C. SPINUS (Siskin). Small flock resident during January at Car- 

 michael (Lanark). Crail, iyth February, one. Swordale (E. 

 Ross), 3rd March, several. 



PASSER MONTANUS (Tree-Sparrow). Nesting colony discovered in 

 South Bute by John Robertson ("Annals," 1906, p. 237). On 

 1 4th July there, six or seven pairs seen by Robert Wilson, who 

 found four nests with young and two with fresh eggs. At Kirk- 

 liston, 1 8th May, a full clutch partly incubated three pairs 

 nesting (I.e. p. 185). Half-a-dozen observed near Balmartin in 

 North Uist. A colony of six pairs nests in the Castle grounds, 

 Stornoway (p. 19). Nesting in the Columban ruins, lona, 

 with the House-Sparrow on 2oth June. This, however, is an 

 old station. 



FRINGILLA CCELEBS (Chaffinch). On half-a-dozen dates between 

 23rd January and i2th February parties at the Flannans of 

 from seven to thirty birds. At Kirkliston on iSth February 

 in song, which it attempts at Garscadden, Glasgow, on same 

 date unsuccessfully. Last in song gth July, Kirkliston. 

 Between 3rd and i6th October it is reported five times from 

 the Bell Rock and Pentland Skerries. This was the month 

 in which it was most abundant at Fair Isle (p. 69). There is 

 no other reference to it from August till December in the 

 schedules, etc., received. 



