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CALIDRIS ARENARIA (Sanderling). Three at Largo on 6th June, and 

 a small flock in South Uist and Benbecula in this month 

 (p. 84). Several at Largo on yth August, and the Eden on 

 iith. Two in Mull on 5th September, and one in Swordale 

 6th, two 8th October. 



MACHETES PUGNAX (Ruff). Over a dozen in one flock on ist 

 September at Spiggie, Dunrossness, Shetland ("Annals," 1906, 

 p. 239). 



TOTANUS HYPOLEUCUS (Common Sandpiper). Cloverhill, Broughton, 

 26th March. West Calder, nth; Caldwell and Beith, i2th; 

 and Clyde at Newton, i3th; Carmichael (Lanark), zyth April. 

 Eggs slightly incubated at Broomlee on 22nd May (Binnie). 

 On 2ist July from Balcomie to Crail in every ditch and wet 

 place where as a rule there are none. " Evidently just passing." 

 Last seen at Swordale (E. Ross) on 8th August. 



T. OCHROPUS (Green Sandpiper). Dunbarnie Links, near Largo, 

 23rd August (W. Evans). Fair Isle, one on ;th and i4th 

 September (p. 79). Locharbriggs (Dumfries) one ( $ ) shot, 

 29th December (p. 113). 



T. CALIDRIS (Redshank). Cloverhill, Broughton, iyth March; 

 Crosswood, W. Calder, two arrived i8th; returned to Mearns 

 Moor 25th, and to Swordale on 6th April. In Mull on 6th 

 July, passing N.W. On 6th October flock of 150 at Fairlie 

 (Ayr), mostly young. 



T. CANESCENS (Greenshank). Fairly numerous in N. Uist in 

 February (" Annals," 1906, p. 114). At Waulkmill Glen Dam 

 (E. Renfrew) on 2ist January a pair, i8th February one, 2gth 

 July one, 5th August two ; Kilchattan, Bute, one on 8th 

 April; Crosswood, W. Calder, on i3th May, two; near North 

 Berwick, 25th August, one (W. Evans); at Fairlie (Ayr) on 

 nth and 25th August (i), 3rd September (3), 5th (2), 6th 

 (4); at Swordale (E. Ross) on 2oth October (2); Salen, Mull, 

 on 22nd October (2) ; ;th November (3). 



LIMOSA LAPPONICA (Bar-tailed Godwit). In N. Uist on 6th February, 

 flocks (20, 10, and 40) ("Annals," 1906, p. 114). Large flocks 

 at Eden mouth on i8th June. Fourteen (one a fine red bird) 

 at Aberlady Bay, i8th July (W. Evans). Eden on icth August 

 a "good many." Large flocks on the Dornoch Firth on 26th 

 September. 



NUMENIUS ARQUATA (Common Curlew). Arrived Crosswood, 

 W. Calder, on 3rd March ; Mearns Moor, same date ; Caldwell, 

 4th ; Cloverhill, Broughton, gth ; and left Sule Skerry about 

 25th April. Seen at the Bell Rock on 4th August, and twelve 

 arrived for winter on 6th August. On the 23rd numbers 



