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ANAS STREPERA (Gadwall). One ( cO early in the year near 

 Stromness, shot out of flock of Wigeon. Another 22nd March 

 at Novar ("A.S.N.H." 1904, p. 189). 



SPATULA CLYPEATA (Shoveler). One at Lendalfoot, Ayrshire, on 

 24th October the first ever obtained there. One in Bute, 8th 

 May, an addition to Mr. Robertson's Bute list ("A.S.N.H." 



*95, P- 54)- 



FULIGULA FERINA (Pochard). First small flock at Duddingston 

 1 8th September. 



F. CRISTATA (Tufted Duck). First small flock at Duddingston on 

 5th September. 



HARELDA GLACIALIS (Long-tailed Duck). Near Stromness, numer- 

 ous both on the sea and inland lochs, but only in flocks on the 

 former. Started pairing 4th February. Arrived Barra, 23rd 

 October. 



SOMATERIA, v. NiGRUM (Pacific Eider Duck). Shot at Graemsay, 

 Orkney, i4th December (" A.S.N.H.," 1905, p. 183). 



S. MOLLISSIMA (Common Eider Duck). At Sule Skerry, 2nd Feb- 

 ruary, twelve seen, "seem pairing." "Last seen" at the Bell 

 Rock on i oth April. At Loch Broom six pairs, the first seen 

 there ("A.S.N.H.," 1905, p. 54). Appeared in force for the 

 first time in the spring of 1904 at Scourie Bay, and three males 

 and two females on nth May are the first recorded occur- 

 rences of the species for Loch Inver ("A.S.N.H.," 1904, p. 

 189). At Noup Head on 3rd July they returned (n). On 

 3oth September at the Bell Rock, fifteen were observed, on 6th 

 October, forty-two, and by 27th October, about a hundred. 



CEDEMIA NIGRA (Common Scoter). At Largo Bay on 26th 

 December, thousands, being the first appearance in numbers. 



(E. FUSCA (Velvet Scoter). Some at Largo Bay in the great flocks 

 of the common species in December. 



C. CENAS (Stock Dove). One at Halligarth, North Shetland, 22nd 

 to 25th June ("A.S.N.H.," 1905, p. 117). 



LAGOPUS MUTUS (Ptarmigan). Two young, perfectly white, found 

 near Roy Bridge ("The Field,'' 2 oth July, 1904, p. 230). 



COTURNIX COMMUNIS (Quail). At West Ardow, Mull, 29th October 

 ("The Field," 1904, p. 864). 



CREX PRATENSIS (Corn-Crake). One shot, iSth January, on Tiree, 

 where they are " often got in winter." At Dippen, Arran, Mr. 

 Robert Lindsay flushed one on the moor on i2th April. Hal- 

 myre, 27th; Largo, 28th; Cramond, Thornliebank, and Beith, 

 on 29th April. The writer saw one alive which was caught by 

 a policeman on night duty, on 22nd November, near Glasgow. 



