134 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



CEDEMIA FUSCA (Velvet Scoter). 

 Forth Aberlady, Nov. 9, very common. 



MERGUS ALBELLUS (Smew). 

 Shetland Scousburgh, Feb. 14, one shot. 



COLUMBA PALUMBUS (Ring Dove). 



Shetland Scousburgh, Jan. 5, one. Outer Hebrides Barra, 

 April 28, two. 



COLUMBA OENAS (Stock Dove). 



Sutherland and Caithness Thurso, Dec. 4, a ? shot near 

 Castletown, first record for the county ("Annals," 1902, p. 53). 

 Moray Very abundant as a nesting species in river gorges of 

 Strathglass. Forth North Berwick, Feb. 24, flock of about a 

 hundred flying north-west. Clyde Avondale, May 22, pair, nest 

 with two eggs. 



TURTUR COMMUNIS (Turtle Dove). 

 Solway Oct. 12, killed near Gretna, now in Edinburgh Museum. 



COTURNIX COMMUNIS (Quail). 

 Forth E. Lothian, May 30, heard calling at Macmerry. 



CREX PRATENSIS (Corn Crake). 



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Orkney N. Ronaldshay, May 20, one. Noup Head, May 9, 

 one, first this year. Sule Skerry, May 13, first, does not remain 

 here; Sept. 25, one. Dee Aberdeen, May 9, one; Sept. 16, one 

 killed. Tay Auchinblae, April 28, killed on telegraph. Pitlochry, 

 May 6, none heard before this date. Forth Tranent, April 23. 

 Dalmeny, April 28. Kirkliston, April 29. Dreghorn, April 30. 

 Tweed Halmyre, April 25. West Ross Inverbroom, May 9, first. 

 Outer Hebrides Barra, Eoligary, April 28, arrived. Monach, May 

 30, four in garden, stayed all summer. Argyll and Isles Sound of 

 Mull, May 5, heard. Tiree, May 8, Crosspool. Clyde Maryhill, 

 March 23 (Wm. Goodwin). Dippen, Arran, April 10. Lendalfoot, 

 April 19. Solway Portpatrick, April 25, one. Dumfries, April 

 26, reported; May i, very plentiful. Lochmaben, Sept. 25, killed 

 on telegraph wire. Portpatrick, several shot when Partridge-shoot- 

 ing in October. 



Earliest, March 23, Maryhill. [Probably wintered.] 



