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both going westerly. On 3oth October, at North Ronaldshay, 

 there were scores, twenty-two being killed. At Skerryvore, on 

 ist and 4th November, a "rush" is reported, wind N.E. ; and 

 on jth, at Sule Skerry, Orkney, in a " rush " with a N.W. wind, 

 fifteen were killed. The earliest flock reported is from Sule 

 Skerry on 5th October, ten arriving with a N. wind. 



T. MERULA (Blackbird). From Largo one with a pure white rump 

 is reported, and more nests than usual of this species and the 

 Song-Thrush upon the ground were observed. In a fog at 

 Fairlie one perched on the breach of Mr. Robert Wilson's gun ! 

 It appeared to be nesting at Helmsdale in the end of April, 

 and at Baltasound young were hatched on 22nd May ("Ann. 

 Scot. Nat. Hist.," 1905, p. 182). Large flocks are reported 

 from Corsewall on 3oth October, and a "rush" with kindred 

 species at Skerryvore, ist to 4th November. 



T. TORQUATUS (Ring Ouzel). Two remained all winter (1904-5) in 

 the south of Arran. Earliest reports are at Lendalfoot (Ayr), 

 1 5th April; i6th, N.W. Mull (2); igth, same locality (20); 

 and at Halmyre (Peebles). This species shared in the "rush" 

 at the Fair Isle on 23rd and 25th September (p. 70). 



SAXICOLA CENANTHE (Wheatear). Earliest appearances are from the 

 mainland at Lendalfoot (Ayr), 1 8th March ; King's Park, 

 Edinburgh, 2oth (Serle) ; Delny (Ross), 22nd; Beith (Ayr), 

 same date. The first lighthouse report is from the Bell Rock, 

 4th April (2). Bute had its usual population on the 2nd. 

 Reports are general thereafter till mid -May. The autumn 

 movements are unimportant, and but a solitary entry appears 

 in the schedules for October, when one is reported on the ist 

 at Crail. One can scarcely feel satisfied at the meagre reports 

 for the species in October in last year's and this year's returns. 

 It was still represented in the Fair Isle on 7th October, the day 

 Mr. Clarke left (p. 69). 



PRATINCOLA RUBETRA (Whinchat). Earliest reports for this species 

 are Halmyre (a pair), i5th April; N.W. Mull, i6th. On 26th 

 May, at the head of the Holy Loch (Clyde), I found a nest with 

 seven eggs. One near Crail, on i2th September, is the latest 

 record. 



RUTICILLA PHCENICURUS (Redstart). Earliest records are Cadder, 

 near Glasgow, 1 6th April; Broughton, i9th; Kirkliston, 2oth. 

 In autumn the last dates are gth September, Kirkliston ; 23rd, 

 Flannans (specimen received). 



R. TITYS (Black Redstart). One was sent from the Flannans on 

 27th June, and another on 3rd November. Yet other solitary 

 examples of this species appeared there on 7th and 8th 

 November, and on the i gth of the same month one is recorded 



