MOVEMENTS OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 1903 213 



FULIGULA FERINA (Pochard). 



Orkney Sule Skerry, March 13, two; Forth Duddingston, 

 Sept. 12, appeared. 



FULIGULA CRISTATA (Tufted Duck). 



Forth Duddingston, Sept. 5, twelve appeared on loch. Outer 

 Hebrides S. Uist, first record of nesting ("Annals," 1903, p. 245). 



CLANGULA GLAUCION (Golden-eye). 



Argyll and Isles Loch Arkaig, May 29, four <$'s, adult. 

 Solway Maxwelltown, Oct. 20, a pair flying due south and high. 



HARELDA GLACIALIS (Long-tailed Duck). 



Toy Bell Rock, April 5, left on this date. Outer Hebrides 

 Barra, May, last week, left. Argyll and Isles Tiree, Oct. 6, Gott 

 Bay. 



COLUMBA PALUMBUS (Ring Dove). 



Shetland Unst, May 10, Halligarth. Dee Inverurie, May 

 7, nest on ground in branches placed for pheasants. Outer 

 Hebrides Barra, May 31, one. 



CREX PRATENSIS (Corn Crake). 



Shetland Unst, June 5, first heard. Orkney Noup Head, 

 May 20, first. Sule Skerry, May 26th and 3ist, one each date. 

 Moray Garve, May 12. Dee Inverurie, May 14. Aberdeen, 

 Oct. 5, one. Tay Auchinblae, April 26. Bell Rock, May 22, 

 on rock. Forth Cramond, May 4. Tweed- - Halmyre and 

 Broughton, May 5. Outer Hebrides Barra, May, second week. 

 Argyll and Isles Achnacarry, May 20, one. Clyde Dippen, April 

 29. Beith, April 30. Solway Maxwelltown, May 7, unusually 

 late. 



Earliest, Tay, Auchinblae, April 26. 



PORZANA MARUETTA (Spotted Crake). 



Tay Murthly, Nov. 2 ("Annals," 1902, p. 55). Solway 

 Dumfries, Sept. 3, one "wired" near Noblehill (op. tit., p. 69). 



GRUS COMMUNIS (Crane). 



Orkney - - Pentland Skerries, May 2. Immat. bird shot. 

 ("Annals" 1903, p. 186). 



