160 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



Crex pratensis (Land Rail). 



ORKNEY . Pentland Skerries, April 27, a pair, the male 



bird killed at lantern ; Hoy Sound, May 1 8 ; 

 last seen Oct. 16. 



TAY . . Fearnan, Loch Tay, May io~; Arbroath, May 23. 



FORTH . Duddingston, May 7 ; Doune, May 10. 



TWEED . . Hallmyre, May 4. 



OUTER HEBRIDES Stornoway, May 6 ; Island Ghlais, Aug. 23. 



ARGYLL AND ISLES Tiree, May 16. 



SOLWAY . . Loch Ryan, May 1 8. 



First seen April 27, Pentland Skerries; last 

 seen Oct. 16, same locality. 



Charadrius pluvialis (Golden Plover). 



SHETLAND . . Dunrossness, two shot in September ; decidedly 



scarce in autumn. 

 ORKNEY . N. Ronaldshay, first seen July 4 ; in numbers 



during first half of August, and again at end 



of November. 

 OUTER HEBRIDES Monach I., May 10. 



Squatarola helvetica (Gray Plover). 



ORKNEY . . N. Ronaldshay Sept. 3. 

 OUTER HEBRIDES I. Ghlais, Harris, May 10. 



Vanellus vulgar is (Lapwing). 



SHETLAND . . Dunrossness, scarce on migration ; Oct. 3, one ; 



Oct. 6, four. 



ORKNEY . Hoy Sound, first seen April 3 ; N. Ronaldshay, 



mostly leave early in September. 



TAY . . . Bell Rock, Feb. 26, one; March 3, twelve pass- 

 ing west, wind E. 



OUTER HEBRIDES Barra Head, Nov. 10, two; Oct. 25, one. Butt 



of Lewis, first seen April 15. Monach L.H., 

 April 1 8. 



ARGYLL AND ISLES Skervuile, Jura, Nov. 23, large flock in rush 



with other birds, wind E. 



Strepsilas interpres (Turnstone). 



ORKNEY . N. Ronaldshay, July 4, five ; July 2 7, a score ; 



and numbers later. A few seem to remain 



all the year. 

 OUTER HEBRIDES Monach I. " A good few always round here : a 



pair about the same place every year." 

 ARGYLL AND ISLES Tiree, May 6. " A few always stay here all 



summer." 



