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PODICIPES AURITUS (Sclavonian Grebe). 



Solway On White Loch of Myrton for some days in January 

 (" Annals," 1901, p. 117). 



FULMARUS GLACIALIS (Fulmar). 



Orkney Westray, June 8, a number building nests on the rock. 

 Forth Dalmeny, Nov. 13, picked up on shore. Outer Hebrides 

 Flannans, April 7, in numbers; April 21, several. 



PUFFINUS ANGLORUM (Manx Shearwater). 



Tay Bell Rock, June 12, two; Dec. 15, one. Forth North 

 Berwick, Feb. 4, one near Craigleith ; Sept. 1 2, seen in Firth. 

 Outer Hebrides Flannans, March 16, great numbers. 



OCEANODROMA LEUCORRHOA (Fork-tailed Petrel). 

 Orkney Sule Skerry, Sept. 9, one. 



PROCELLARIA PELAGICA (Storm Petrel). 



Shetland North Unst, June 23, hundreds, midnight. Orkney 

 Noup Head, Sept. 15, on lantern. Sule Skerry, June r, arrived 



in large numbers after 10 P.M., Nov. i, at lantern. Outer Hebrides 

 --Flannans, May 4, two killed; July 4 and 20, plentiful; Sept. 16, 



in numbers. Argyll and /svfo Skerryvore, Sept. 13, one caught. 



ON THE AVIFAUNA OF THE OUTER 

 HEBRIDES, 1888-1902. 



By J. A. HARVIE-BROWN. 



( Continued from p. 151.) 



[BARN OWL (Strix flammed], p. 76. I think there can be 

 little reasonable doubt in the following description by the late 

 Mr. Agnew : "August 9, 1888 The Owl reported was smaller 

 than a Short-eared one : dark grey on the back : the belly spotted 

 the same as a Short-ear : the breast and throat nearly white, with 

 a few brown spots : a broad flap down the side of the face like the 

 ears of a dog: legs yellow and without feathers. He came to the 

 lantern first when I was lighting, and remained till next morning. 

 Mr. Irvine, who has been here four years, had never seen one 

 before."] 



