MOVEMENTS OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 1896 145 



LOXIA CURVIROSTRA (Crossbill). 

 Tay Tayfield, Jan. 5, flock ; Scotscraig, Oct. 30. 



MOTACILL;E (Wagtails). 



Orkney N. Ronaldshay, Aug. 7, 19, M. lugubris (Pied Wagtail), 

 and in rush with other birds, Sept. 12. Sutherland Cape Wrath, 

 May 6, u, "Wagtails" (probably M. alba). Dec Peterhead, 

 M. lugubris in extraordinary numbers last half of August ; Sept. 7, 

 three J/. rail (Yellow Wagtail). Forth M. alba, Loch Ard, April 1 8 ; 

 flocks of M. lugubris passing W. along shore at Inverkeithing, Sept. 28; 

 M. raii nesting at Portobello, June 3 ; Luffness, Aug. 13. Tweed 

 Chirnside, M. raii, Aug. 4. Outer Hebrides Barra, M. alba (White 

 Wagtail), May 2. Argyll and Isles Tiree, M. alba, April 22-24, 

 passing N. ; do., S., Aug. 24. Dhuheartach, "Wagtails," Aug. 28, 

 Sept. 6, 13, 1 8, in rush with Wheatears and Pipits. Skerryvore, 

 M. lugubris, May 25, Aug. 12, Sept. 2 ; Sept. 6, 8, 12 (in rush); 

 Nov. i. Clyde Ailsa, M. raii, May i o. Pladda, "Wagtails," 

 Oct. 1 8, 20, 25. Glasgow, M. alba, Mar. 29. Dalbeth, Mar. 30, 

 M. raii. Dalbeth, April 21 ; Mallsmire, Oct. u. 



Principal movements M. lugubris, Aug. 15-30, Sept. 12-18, 28 ; 

 J/. alba, April 22-24, Aug. 24. 



ANTHUS TRIVIALIS (Tree Pipit). 



Orkney N. Ronaldshay, Sept. 16. Moray Insh, April 28. 

 Forth Aberfoyle, April 22 ; Dalmeny, May 4. Tweed Hallmyre, 

 April 22. Clyde Beith, April 25. 



Earliest, April 22, Hallmyre, Aberfoyle; latest, Sept. 16, 

 Ronaldshay. 



ANTHUS PRATENSIS (Meadow Pipit). 



Argyll and Isles Dhuheartach, Sept. 4-6, in rush; Oct. 3, 9. 

 Skerryvore, Aug. 14, 19; Sept. 5-8, 12, in rush with Wheatears and 

 Wagtails, E. ; Oct. 20. Clyde Glasgow, Migrating in numbers, 

 April 2, 3. 



Principal movements, Sept. 4-12, April 2, 3. 



ALAUDA ARVENSIS (Skylark). 



Orkney N. Ronaldshay L.H., Dec. 21. Dee Peterhead, 

 congregating from the W T ., Jan. 13-16. Tweed Chirnside, Nov. 20, 

 in great flocks. Argyll and Isles Dhuheartach, Sept. 14 (in rush), 

 Oct. 10 (rush); Skerryvore, Feb. 13-18, Aug. 19. 



