210 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



LOXIA CURVIROSTRA (Crossbill). 



Tay Auchinblae, Feb. 7, thirty to forty ; Nov. 8. Argyll and 

 Isles Dhuheartach, May 27, young bird, skin sent. 



EMBERIZIN/E (Buntings). 



Dee Peterhead, Reed Bunting, April 17, marked migratory 

 movement. Argyll and Isles Dhuheartach, Common Bunting, 

 Oct. 27, two on rock; Nov. 19, a few birds striking (wing sent), 

 S.W. strong breeze. Clyde Ailsa, Common Bunting, Feb. 27, 

 Oct. 20; Yellow Bunting, Feb. 21-26, Oct. 21. 



PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS (Snow Bunting). 



Orkney North Ronaldshay, Sept. 14, "swarms." Pentland 

 Skerries, Nov. 22 ; Dec. 2-16, flocks. Sutherland Dunnet Head 

 L.H., Jan. 6, 10, 24, March 29, Nov. 5; Cape Wrath, March 16- 

 17, a very large flock; March 24, three struck lantern. Moray 

 Badenoch, Nov. 3, first. Dee Rattray Head, Oct. 31 ; Nov. i, in 

 rush of Turdidse, Starlings, and Larks, S.E. haze. Peterhead, Dec. 

 31, flock. Tay Auchinblae, Jan. 30. Forth Isle of May, Nov. 

 i (leg and wing sent) ; Swanston Hill, Nov. 1 3, flock ; Leith, Feb. 

 24. Outer Hebrides Monach, Oct. i, two at lantern; Island 

 Ghlais, Oct. 2, one killed ; Barra, Nov. n, flock. Argyll and Isles 

 -Dhuheartach, Oct. 9, several at lantern, S.W., strong, showers. 

 Skerryvore, Oct. 10; Nov. i, numbers of birds striking, S.E., fresh; 

 Nov. 5, a rush all night, S., light. Tiree, Oct. 11-28, flocks. 

 Clyde Ailsa, Jan. 25, great many; March 12 ; April 4, last seen; 

 Oct. 13, first; Oct. 18. Queen's Park, March 10. Sofa ay Mull 

 of Kintyre, Oct. 21. 



Principal movements, Oct. 31, Nov. 1-5. 



STURNUS VULGARIS (Starling). 



Orkney North Ronaldshay, Nov. 5, " swarms," N.W., light, 

 hazy. Sutherland Cape Wrath, March 24, April 4. Dee 

 Rattray Head, Oct. 31, Nov. i, in rush with other birds, S.E., 

 hazy; Kinnairds Head, Nov. 1-2, large numbers at lantern. Argyll 

 and Isles Skerryvore, Feb. 6-7, all night with Larks and Thrushes, 

 S.E., strong ; Oct. 23, in rush with Turdidte. Dhuheartach, March 2, 

 at lantern; Oct. 15-27, all day, S.E., fresh; Nov. 21, at lantern. 

 Clyde Pladda L.H., Feb. 3, 7, 22, 25, at lantern; Lamlash L.H., 

 March 15, struck lantern; Ailsa, Sept. 29, Oct. 18. 



GARRULUS GLANDARIUS (Jay). 



Tweed Chirnside, Oct. 23, two shot, another seen. "Has not 

 been seen in Berwickshire for fifty years." 



