THE BIRDS OF FAIR ISLE 67 



were made to our knowledge of the ornis of this interesting 

 and remote island. 



Along with Mr. Norman B. Kinnear, I again spent 

 several weeks at Fair Isle in the past autumn. During 

 this sojourn we observed nearly one hundred species and 

 many thousands of individuals, the vast majority of which 

 were on their passage southwards to more or less distant 

 winter haunts. 



A more important contribution, however, is that fur- 

 nished by my valued correspondent, Mr. George Stout. 

 This enthusiastic and capable observer deserves special 

 mention and thanks for the conscientious and accurate 

 manner in which he has carried out my instructions and 

 wishes. Mr. J. W. Anderson has also helped with observa- 

 tions and specimens, and deserves mention. 



The Fair Isle record for 1906 is a remarkable one, and 

 affords material for a study in bird-migration which I hope 

 shortly to be able to prepare. The aim of the present paper 

 is to afford additional information on the species already 

 treated of, and to enumerate, with particulars of their occur- 

 rence, the birds no less than forty-three in number which 

 have been added to the fauna of the isle during the past year. 



The Fair Isle avifauna as at present known comprises 

 143 species. Of these 32 are natives, being either residents 

 or summer visitors. The rest are visitors during the periods 

 of their spring and autumn passages, most of them being 

 regular in their appearance, while a few must be accounted 

 rare not only in Fair Isle, but elsewhere in Britain. 



Among the more interesting and rare birds occurring in 

 1906, mention may be made of the Red-rumped Swallow, 

 new to fauna of the British Isles ; and of the Reed Warbler 

 and the Scarlet Grosbeak, both of which are additions to the 

 fauna of Scotland. The Greater Redpoll, Woodlark, Shore 

 Lark, Sedge Warbler, and Red -breasted Flycatcher have 

 not hitherto been known to occur in the Shetlands, of which 

 Fair Isle is accounted an integral, though outlying, part. 

 Others, such as the Little Bunting, Ortolan Bunting, 

 Northern Bullfinch, and Yellow - browed Warbler, are 

 decidedly rare as British birds ; while the Lapp Bunting, 

 Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit, Creeper, Red-backed Shrike, 



