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and flocks in autumn. GREY PLOVER (Query, Knot). 

 LAPWING, OYSTERCATCHER, WOODCOCK In winter two 

 were killed, and a leg and wing sent for identification. 

 JACK-SNIPE Four recorded in Nov. 1901, and one wing 

 sent. CURLEW, WHIMBREL, ARCTIC TERN, RAZOR-BILLS 

 Arrived in thousands on Feb. 28, 1901, and also 

 GUILLEMOTS ; but PUFFINS are not given as appearing in 

 force before April 18, 1901, though by April 22 the 

 island was literally covered with them, and it would be 

 impossible to arrive at any idea of their numbers. FUL- 

 MARS Appeared in numbers at Flannan Isles on April 7, 

 1901, and several on 2ist passing. MANX SHEARWATERS 

 In numbers on Sept. 16, 1901. STORM PETRELS On 

 May 4, 1901, two were killed. In July, plentiful on 4th 

 and 2Oth ; and in numbers on Sept. 16, 1901. 



I have also been enabled to incorporate the observations 

 of the late Dr. C. Gordon, who was long resident in South 

 Uist, and who, possessing a copy of MacGillivray's " British 

 Birds," added his notes on the margins, under the different 

 species. By the courtesy of my friend - - Mr. W. L. 

 MacGillivray I have been enabled to consult these notes, 

 in vols. ii., iv., and v. the only 3 vols. of the set, which came 

 into Mr. W. L. MacGillivray's hands. 



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[MISTLETOE THRUSH (Turdus visdvorus), p. 44. x I have in 

 vain tried to obtain a single record of the occurrence of the 

 Mistletoe Thrush anywhere in the Outer Hebrides, either through 

 correspondence or in the Migration Schedules. This species, 

 therefore, must still remain in square brackets.] 



[Since the above was written, I heard of the identification of 

 two Mistletoe Thrushes seen within the Castle grounds at Storno- 

 way. Two are reported as seen there on April 29, 1902, by 

 Dr. Mackenzie of Stornoway, and stated to be the first ever seen 

 there. I was within the policy walls myself upon May i, 1902, 

 but could see nothing of them, and Dr. Mackenzie had looked for 

 them again in vain. They could only be passing vagrants. I will 

 not yet remove the brackets.] 



REDWING (Turdus iliacus], p. 45. FIELDFARE ( Turdus pila n's), 

 p. 46. These Thrushes may now be classed as regular, and prob- 

 ably increasing during migration. But, although seen during 



1 The figures after each species mentioned indicate the pages in our volume 

 on the " Fauna of the Outer Hebrides." 



