132 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



February 26. A Snow Bunting seen at the door of the Observatory. 

 March 23. A Mouse 1 was seen in Snow porch at 23 hours. 

 March 26. A Snow Bunting seen in Snow porch to-day. 



March 27. A Mouse seen in the Snow porch. 



Foggy or overcast all day. The coldest day yet observed 

 at Ben Nevis Observatory. Mean temperature 8.i. Slight 

 showers of snow. 



May 1 8. A large Rat seen on roof at i hour. 



1893. 



January 10. A Stoat was trapped inside the Observatory to-day. 

 It was pure white all but two inches of the tail, which were 

 black. 



February 6.-- A Snow Bunting seen this morning near the 

 Observatory. 



February 21. Shortly after 12 hours six Snow Buntings were seen 

 at M 'Lean's Steep, a few hundred yards to the westward of 

 the Observatory. 



March 20. At n hours a Snow Bunting seen near the doorway. 

 March 22. A Snow Bunting seen again this morning at 1 1 hours. 



April 21. A Redbreast seen on office roof at 5 hours. 



Sky almost cloudless. Light S. and S.E. winds. Tempera- 

 ture 37 to 47, and air dry. 



July 26. A Ptarmigan was seen on summit to-day. 



September 4. Two or three Butterflies * were seen on the summit 

 to-day. 



No fog, and air very dry. Sky covered with high cirrus in 

 forenoon, but clear after 15 hours. Haze gradually thickening 

 all afternoon. 



November 9. A Mouse was seen in lobby of telegraph room. 



1894. 



January 6. A Snow Bunting seen at porch to-day. 



March 1 9. Mouse seen and caught, as it was quite tame, but was 

 let off again. 



March 24. Snow Bunting seen at 15 hours, and a Mouse in Snow 

 porch at midnight. 



1 Some of the references to Mice undoubtedly refer to the Field Vole 

 (Microtus agrestis). 



2 Mr. Bruce has seen the Tortoise-shell Butterfly ( I'anessa urtica} at the 

 summit. 



