144 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



STERNA MINUTA (Lesser Tern). 



Shetland Dunrossness, Sept. 20, about six adults, Grutness 

 Voe, first record for Shetland ("Annals," 1901, pp. 11-12). Dee 

 Aberdeen, May 6, about thirty. Argyll and Isles Tiree, May i 7, 

 have arrived. 



LARUS MINUTUS (Little Gull). 



Forth North Berwick, Dec. 31, immature bird shot east of 

 Tantallon. 



LARUS GLAUCUS (Glaucous Gull). 



Shetland Dunrossness, Nov. 4, two. Orkney Sule Skerry, 

 Dec. 28, one. 



LARUS LEUCOPTERUS (Iceland Gull). 



Shetland North Unst, Oct. 14, two. Clyde Port Bannatyne, 

 Jan. 12, one obtained ("Annals," 1900, p. 123). 



MEGALESTRIS CATARRHACTES (Great Skua). 



Shetland North Unst, April 9, two more nests than last year 

 on hill. Dunrossness, single examples observed till Sept. 20. 



STERCORARIUS CREPIDATUS (Arctic Skua). 



Shetland North Unst, April 12, one. Orkney North Ronald- 

 shay, July 15, one. Sutherland Thurso, Aug. 14-22, a dozen or so 

 killed at Melvich and Scrabster. Dee Rattray Head, May 7, one, 

 chasing a Tern. Tay Bell Rock, Aug. 31, occasionally during 

 last fortnight. Argyll and Isles Tiree, June 4, have arrived. 

 Skerry vore, July 31, one. Dhuheartach, May 16, one; Sept. 23, 

 Oct. 7 and 12, one. 



ALCA TORDA (Razorbill). 



Shetland North Unst, March 27, large flock. Orkney Sule 

 Skerry, March 31, first seen. 



URIA TROILE (Guillemot). 



Tay Bell Rock, Oct. 15, large numbers passing S. Tweed 

 Halmyre, one on pond at Noblehouse Farm from late summer till 

 captured in Jan. 1901. 



MERGULUS ALLE (Little Auk). 



Shetland North Unst, Jan. 4, a great number along shore. Dee 

 Aberdeen, Feb. 16, many along coast. Forth Feb. 22-March 20, 

 several obtained at Portobello, and along the Dalmeny shores of the 

 Forth. Bo'ness, March 31, two picked up. Solway Feb. 5, shot 

 near Silloth. 



