158 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



COMMON PARTRIDGE, Perdix cinerea. Both English and Hungarian 

 Partridges have been introduced into the island. 



QUAIL, Coturnix communis. I have only seen one bird of this 

 species here. It lay so close among the grass that I could 

 easily have caught it. 



LAND RAIL, Crex pratensis. An abundant summer visitor, and 

 breeds among the crops, though principally among the iris. 

 Arrives about the end of May and beginning of June, and 

 leaves about September. 



WATER RAIL, Rallus aquaticus. Fairly numerous in winter ; a few 

 remain all summer, but I do not know whether they breed here 

 or not. 



WATER HEN, Gallinula ehloropus. Resident all the year round. 

 Breeds in reedy marshes. 



COOT, Fulica atra. An abundant resident. Frequents reedy lakes, 

 and makes its nest among the reeds. 



RINGED PLOVER, sEgialitis hiaticula. Abundant, and resident all 

 the year round. Breeds on the flat rocks and sandy reaches. 



GOLDEN PLOVER, Charadrius pluvialis. Numerous during autumn, 

 winter, and spring. Arrives in enormous flocks during September 

 and October. Frequents the sandy machars, but never frequents 

 the sea-shore here. 



GRAY PLOVER, Squatarola helvetica. A regular visitor on its autumn 

 and spring migrations. Frequents the sea-shore and brackish 

 pools. 



LAPWING, Vanellus vulgaris. Numerous as a breeding species, but 

 only a few remain all winter. 



TURNSTONE, Strepsilas interpres. Abundant during autumn, winter, 

 and spring. A good many remain all summer, but they do not 

 breed. They frequent the sea-shore, but come on to the fields 

 during stormy weather, and turn up the cow-dung in search of 

 grubs, insects, and worms. 



OYSTER-CATCHER, Hizmatopus ostralegus. Resident all the year. 

 Frequents the sea-shore, and breeds there. 



GRAY PHALAROPE, Phalaropus fulicarius. An immature bird of this 

 species was shot in a marsh near Kennavara, in September 

 1886 ; and I identified one that I saw flying about over a small 

 bay on the sea-shore at Heinish, in November 1890. 



WOODCOCK, Scolopax rusticula.--K regular winter visitor, but 

 numerous only during hard frost. 



