The Annals 



of 



Scottish Natural History 



NO. 2 3 ] 1897 [JULY 



REPORT ON THE MOVEMENTS AND OCCUR- 

 RENCE OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 



1896. 



By LIONEL W. HINXMAN. B.A. 

 Member of the British Ornithologists' Union. 



IT is satisfactory to be able to report a considerable increase 

 in the number of schedules sent in for 1896. Thirty-four in 

 all Have been received, as compared with twenty in 1895. 

 Of these, twenty-two come from lighthouses and coast-stations, 

 the remainder from inland observers. 



The faunal areas of Moray, Tay, Outer Hebrides, and 

 West Ross are still most insufficiently represented, and it is 

 hoped that additional observers in these districts may this 

 year be added to the list. Schedules can always be obtained 

 from Mr. W. Eagle Clarke, Museum of Science and Art, 

 Edinburgh. 



It remains to convey our hearty thanks to all those who 

 have kindly assisted in these inquiries, with the hope that 

 they may be able to induce others to record and send in their 

 observations. 



The following list gives the names of observers from 

 whom reports have been received. The localities are arranged 

 23 B 



