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101. Fraferciila arctica (L.) Puffin. I have observed this bird 



at the Point of Ardnamurchan ; breeds in the isle of 

 Eum. 



102. Uria grylle (L.) Black Guillemot. Seen occasionally all 



round the coast ; but does not breed nearer than the isle 

 of Rum, or Roshven, on the Inverness-shire coast. 



103. Pnffiims anglorum, Temm. Manx Shearwater. I have 



observed this bird off the lighthouse. 



104. Stercomiius, sp. ? A bird which, from the description given 



by my informant, must have been a Skua, was observed 

 three years ago by my late gamekeeper in Loch Sunart, in 

 the act of chasing some gulls. 



105. Lams canus, L. Common Gull. A colony breed on an 



island in a hill loch. 



106. Lams marinus, L. Great black-backed Gull. A few pairs 



occasionally breed in detached pairs ; there is a considerable 

 breeding colony in the adjacent district of Moidart. 



107. Larus fuscus, L. Lesser Black-backed Gull. Common on 



the shores ; breeding on an island in Loch Sunart, belong- 

 ing to the adjacent estate of that name. 



108. Lams argentatus, Gm. Herring Gull. Frequents the 



shores. 



109. ChroicocejjJudus ricUhmdus (L.) Black-headed Gull. A few 



seen occasionally about Kentra Bay. 



110. Bissa tridadyla (L.) Kittiwake. Seen on the coast occasion- 



ally ; probably visitors from the adjacent colonies at Rum 

 or Tyree. 



}Both species visit 

 Loch Sunart, but 

 in sadly dimin- 

 ished numbers. 



113. Stda bassana (L.) Gannet. Frequently seen in summer, off 



the coast. 



114. Phalacrocorax carbo (L.) Cormorant. Plentiful on the 



coast, coming up Loch Sunart in winter. 



115. Phalacrocorax cristatus (Fab.) Green Cormorant. Also 



plentiful, but confined more to the open waters near the 

 lighthouse. 



