NOTES ON COLEOPTERA FROM ST. KILDA 35 



Quediusfuliginosus, Grav. ; Q. molochinus, Grav. ; Q. nmbrinus, 

 Er. ; Ocypus olens, Mull. ; Philonthus ceneus, Rossi ; P. 

 cephalotes, Grav. ; P. fimetarius, Grav. ; Xantholinus linearis, 

 Ol. ; Otkius melanocephalus, Grav. ; Stenus brnnnipes, Steph. ; 

 Homalium rivulare, Payk. ; H. riparium, Thorns. ; H. rufipes, 

 Fourc. ; H. concinnum, Marsh. ; Calyptomerus dubius, Marsh, 

 (hay-stack refuse) ; Choleva morio, F. ; C. nigrita, Er. ; C. 

 watsoni, Spence ; Scydmanus collaris, Mull, (sphagnum) ; 

 Euplectus ambiguus, Reich (sphagnum) ; Ptenidium evanescent, 

 Marsh; *P. atomaroides, Mots.; Trichopteryx thoracica, Waltl. ; 

 *Orthoperus atomus, Gyll. ; Mycetcea hirta, Marsh ; Enicinus 

 minntus, L. ; Silvanus surinamensis, L. ; Cryptophagns pilosus, 

 Gyll. (very common in a Cormorant's nest and in hay-stack 

 refuse) ; C. timbratus, Er. ; C. scanicus, L. ; *Atomaria munda, 

 Er. ; A. analis, Er. ; Apion cruentatum, Walt, (several speci- 

 mens breeding out of Rumex in a Cormorant's nest). 



The species marked * are apparently new to Scotland. 



BRADFIELD, BERKS, dth Oct. 1907. 



PROPOSED DEALER'S RAID ON THE BIRDS 

 OF ST. KILDA AND THE OUTER HEBRIDES. 



[We have to thank a friend interested in the protection of 

 our native birds for the loan of the following circular. EDS.] 



"34 LLOYD STREET, 

 " GREENHEYS, MANCHESTER. 



" DEAR SIR I intend during the forthcoming nesting season 

 to make an extended tour through the Hebrides in order to 

 collect a comprehensive series of sea birds their young and 

 eggs. Thinking you a probable subscriber, I put my scheme 

 before you in detail. 



" I propose to start early in May and to return in 

 September, making St. Kilda (where the majority of the 

 specimens are to be obtained) my headquarters, and visiting 

 the Islands of the Hebridean group for certain specimens 

 from time to time. 



" The abundance of Bird life in these Islands enables me 

 to guarantee for the sum of 15 the large and representative 



