136 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



DENDROCOPUS MAJOR (Great Spotted Woodpecker). 

 Tweed Bred at Duns Castle. 



CUCULUS CANORUS (Cuckoo). 



Shetland Unst, Aug. 8, young bird caught, others seen and 

 heard many times during the summer ("Zoologist," 1900, p. 426). 

 Orkney Sule Skerry, May 8, one captured, first I have seen here. 

 Binscarth, several noted, commoner than usual in the islands 

 ("Annals," 1900, p. 246). Moray Strathglass, May 2. Toy 

 Pitlochry, April 25, one. Newport and Auchinblae, May i, heard. 

 Blair Atholl, May 5. Forth Gifford, E. Lothian, April 27. 

 Loch Vennachar, April 28. Dalmeny, May 3. Winton, May 6. 

 Barnton, Aug. 29. Tweed Cramilt, April 21, one; May 8, 

 numerous; Aug. 14, last. Broughton and Halmyre, April 25. 

 Chirnside, April 28, not very plentiful ; young bird seen in Sep- 

 tember. Argyll and Isles Skerry vore, April 29, one. Dhu- 

 heartach, April 29, at shore station. Clyde Glendoune, Ayrshire, 

 April 19. Lamlash L.H., April 27, first heard. 



Earliest, April 19, Glendoune. 



STRIX FLAMMEA (Barn Owl). 



Orkney Skaill, Aug. 13, one seen at Yesunbie ("Annals," 

 1900, p. 246. 



Asio OTUS (Long-eared Owl). 



Shetland Dunrossness, Nov. i, one. Outer Hebrides Barra, 

 Jan. 2, three; Feb. 2, two; Sept., last week, one, Eoligary House, 

 remained till Oct. 18. 



Asio OCCIPITRINUS (Short-eared Owl). 



Dee Aberdeen, Aug. 15, one. Argyll and Isles Dhuheartach, 

 May 9, two. 



SCOPS GIU (Scops Owl). 



Shetland Foula, April, end of (wing and leg sent) ("Annals," 

 1900, p. 184); another on main island at same time. 



FALCO CANDICANS (Greenland Falcon). 



Outer Hebrides Barra, Oct., first week, either the above or 

 Iceland Falcon seen. 



FALCO ISLANDUS (Iceland Falcon). 



Argyll and Isles Skye, Feb. 15, a young bird obtained near 

 Carbost ("Annals," 1900, p. 184). 



