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several; Dec. 26, very large flock. Skerryvore, Sept. 18, one; 

 Sept. 30, one, chased by Falcon. Dhuheartach, May i, several; 

 Oct. 5, two; 7th, four on rock. Ben Cruachan (on top), July i, 

 two, c? and 9 . 



STURNUS VULGARIS (Starling). 



Orkney Sule Skerry, Oct. 24, twelve; Nov. n, eight. Tay 

 Pitlochry, Feb 9, a few arrived, by the i gth they had become more 

 numerous than previously known to be. Bell Rock, March i, one, 

 remained all night; nth, several at lantern; April 18, on lantern ; 

 Oct. 14, several; 23rd, two. Outer Hebrides Flannans, Feb. 28, 

 a flock; March 8, flocks; Oct. 30, seven or eight; Nov. n, a 

 flock. Monach, Jan. 15, flying round light with other birds; Feb. 

 28, numbers at light with Thrushes, etc.; Oct. 13-15, at light, 

 with Thrushes, Blackbirds, etc. Argyll and Isles Skerryvore, 

 Jan. 22, at lantern; March 12, with Blackbirds; April 18, 

 numbers at the lantern with Redwings; 2ist, numerous all 

 night, with Thrushes, Blackbirds, and small birds. Dhuheartach 

 March 14, at lantern, 12 to 4 A.M., with Blackbirds, Thrushes, and 

 Larks; April 8, fifteen at light; Oct. u, four; Oct. 23-24, at 

 light, with Thrushes, Blackbirds, and Larks; Nov. i, five; 8th, 

 eight. 



CORVUS MONEDULA (Jackdaw). 



Shetland Scousburgh, Oct. 24, one shot; 25th, one. Outer 

 Hebrides Flannans, Feb. 22, one. Barra, Eoligary, May 3, one. 

 Argyll and Isles Skerryvore, Oct. 29, one, midnight. 



CORVUS CORNIX (Hooded Crow). 



Tay Bell Rock, Oct. 14, one arrived from east, nearly ex- 

 hausted ; Nov. 3, one on lantern, fatigued. 



CORVUS FRUGILEGUS (Rook). 



Shetland North Unst, March 31, a large flock; April 6, a 

 flock going W. Scousburgh, May 16, a few. Orkney North 

 Ronaldshay, March 3, about a hundred, all day. Sule Skerry, 

 March 3, a large flock, about a hundred, with a few Hooded Crows 

 and one Jackdaw, arrived during the night, and stayed two days ; 

 March u, a flock of thirteen; 23rd, about a hundred. These 

 flocks arrived during the night, and left during the day ; Nov. 30, 

 one. Outer Hebrides Flannans, March 4, three; i2th, eight; 

 April 3, three, one killed. Island Glass, Oct. 27, nine, rested from 

 9 A.M. till 2 P.M.. flew S.W. Argyll and Isles Skerryvore, March 

 17, resting on rock; July 10, a flock flying past, going S.E. 

 1 )huheartach, Nov. 6, two on rock. 



(To be continued.} 



