202 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



COTURNIX COMMUNIS (Quail). Nesting in East Lothian (A.S.N.H., 

 1907, p. 248). 



CREX PRATENSIS (Corn-Crake). Beith, 2ist April; New Cumnock, 

 22nd; Lendalfoot and Dairy, 25th; Caldwell, 28th; Siskin 

 (Arran), 7th May; Mull, Lugton, and Bute, nth May. All 

 these localities are in the west and south-west. The sole 

 record from the east coast prior to i8th May is nth May, 

 Largo, which is accompanied with the observation, " Very few 

 hereabouts this season." Very noisy on night of 9th to loth 

 August at Port Ellen, Islay. 



RALLUS AQUATICUS (Water Rail). Nest with seven highly incubated 

 eggs at Loch Libo (Renfrew), i6th May. Spiggie, pth April 

 (i); Skerryvore, iSth September (i); loth October (i); Isle 

 of May, 26th October (i) (p. 20); Mull, 28th November (i). 



GALLINULA CHLOROPUS (Moor-Hen). One in Dumfriesshire swim- 

 ming under water for about fifty yards (p. 53). At Swordale 

 on 6th April, nest six feet from ground in fir tree with six 

 eggs. At Caldwell (Renfrew), i gth April, nest with eight newly 

 hatched chicks, " early." 



FULICA ATRA (Coot). Laying at Kirkliston last week of March. 

 Eggs hatching at Lake of Menteith, i5th May. 



CEDICNEMUS SCOLOPAX (Stone-Curlew). A pair at Lerwick on 

 2oth May. 



EUDROMIAS MORINELLUS (Dotterel). Two shot at Gullane on i7th 

 May a confounded shame ! A pair in passage in Mull, igth 

 (A.S.N.H., 1907, p. 249). 



^EGIALITIS HIATICOLA (Ringed Plover). At Bute on nth May, 

 nest and four eggs ; i2th, one with three eggs ; i3th, two with 

 three and four eggs respectively; i6th, two with four and two 

 eggs respectively. Owing to inclement weather, three eggs was 

 the full complement in several instances in the Outer Hebrides, 

 where " it would appear, from an experience during this and 

 last season, that nesting is not commenced till the end of 

 May" (A.S.N.H., 1907, p. 214). 



CHARADRIUS PLUVIALIS (Golden Plover). Arrived on Erray Moors, 

 Mull, on i 3th March. At Swordale (E. Ross) a few returned 

 to breeding grounds, 3ist. At Skerryvore, May 8th, a rush 

 with other species. 



SQUATAROLA HELVETICA (Grey Plover). Two at Fairlie (Ayr), 2nd 

 February. Passed the winter at Spiggie (Shetland), "very 

 unusual" (A.S.N.H., 1907, p. 118). On i4th June (3-4) and 

 2nd July (15) at Edenmouth. Fairlie, October ist (i); 

 Dornoch (4-5), i2th October. 



