138 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



May 24. Two Snow Buntings seen at the Observatory doorway at 

 13 hours. 



May 27. Cuckoo heard faintly at 4 hours. 



July 27. The cat caught a Mouse (? Vole) in the scullery this 

 evening. 



July 30. The cat caught a Mouse in the coal cellar this afternoon. 



August ii. Sparrow-hawk (? Merlin) seen on summit at 10 

 hours. 



August 25. Two Ravens and two Hawks on and about summit at 

 5 hours. 



September i. A number of Snow Buntings were seen about the 

 summit throughout the day. 



September 29. A flock of Snow Buntings seen at 18 hours. 



October 5. A Raven seen at 15 hours. 



October 19. A Raven seen flying over summit at 15 hours. 



November 8. A Raven seen at 8 hours. 



November 9. Snow Buntings seen at 1 5 hours. 



November 20. Snow Buntings seen at 17 hours. 



December 2. Three Ravens seen at 12 hours. 



1900. 



January 18. Two fine Ravens seen at cliff edge to-day. 

 January 31. A Raven seen near cliff to-day. 

 February i. Raven seen on summit at 16 hours. 

 February 5. Three Ravens seen on summit at 14 hours. 



February 21. At 8 hours three Snow Buntings and two Ravens 

 seen near the Observatory. 



March 3. Between 16 hours and 17 hours two Ravens and a 

 Snow Bunting were seen. 



March 8. Two Ravens seen at 1 1 hours. 



March 28. Three Ravens and a Snow Bunting seen in the 

 afternoon. 



May 1 8. Snow Bunting seen at 10 hours. 



May 2 2. A Raven seen near cliff at 1 1 hours. 



November 3. To-day a white Ptarmigan was seen on summit. 



November 4. A few Snow Buntings seen at 8 hours. 



November 18. A Raven seen at north-east cliff. 



November 23. A Raven seen near cliff. 



