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maple is called in Scotland) during that month and August. 

 On 2oth September at Kilconquhar an enormous number 

 roosted on the steeple and neighbouring trees. 



CORVUS CORAX (Raven). At the Flannans, loth March, one; 2nd 

 May, one; 30th August, two; Unst, 22nd April, two young 

 flying. 



C. CORONE (Carrion Crow). Five seen in Unst on 25th February. 

 "The first I have seen in Shetland," Dr. Edmonston Saxby 

 writes, " though well acquainted with the species." Said to 

 be increasing in Beith district (Ayr), where Mr. Matthew Barr 

 got a nest with five eggs. Reported from Crail on 3151 March 

 as courting, they began building at Kirkliston on iith, and 

 laying on i8th April. At Largo Bay on 2nd September a 

 constant stream of this species with a few Daws passed from 

 N.E. to S.W. for three hours when observation ceased. Wind 

 S.W., fresh. 



C. CORNIX (Hooded Crow). Appeared in Unst in large numbers 

 on 4th April. 



C. FRUGILEGUS (Rook). At Edinburgh, visits old nest on i3th 

 January and clears it out on 29th, on 2yth February begins 

 to build. At Kirkliston builds on 2nd March, lays on 2oth, and 

 young in nest on 6th April. At Unst on 4th March thirty, and 

 several large flocks at Dunrossness after i2th April, with strong 

 S.E. gale. Small parties at various eastern and northern 

 stations between 6th March and 28th April. On 26th April 

 at Thornhill (Dumfries) one seen sitting over a Mistle-Thrush's 

 nest, picking out the young and eating them. On 2nd June a 

 cinnamon-brown example in a flock at Ladybank. 



ALAUDA ARVENSIS (Skylark). In February, March, April, and till 

 2nd May frequent reports of small numbers from lighthouses. 

 Returned to Carmichael (Lanark), ist February. On 3rd Feb- 

 ruary many little flocks at Delny (Ross) flying W. On 5th 

 March at same place a large flock evidently arrived, the earlier 

 arrivals singing in the fields all around. Reported as singing 

 at Edinburgh, 26th February, also from Glasgow first burst of 

 song from Skylarks same date. On i2th March a few at N.W. 

 Mull flying N.W. On 26th April very plentiful all places in 

 and outside Lerwick for a couple of miles. From 2nd May 

 till 1 6th September when a very considerable increase was 

 noticed at the Fair Isle, this species disappears from our records. 

 On 2ist September it was " very numerous " in stubbles at 

 Kirkliston, and on 24th one was singing splendidly over the 

 links at Prestwick. The chief autumn movements were in 

 October. In N.W. Mull on i5th a few flying restlessly about; 

 1 6th, over 100 on crofts with Twites ; 3oth, over a score flying 



