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and in Forfarshire. I have records of specimens obtained at 

 Blairadam, in Fife [about 19th Jan., 1879], Loretto, near Mussel- 

 burgh, the previous week. Up to 19th Jan., Mr. Small, naturalist, 

 Edinburgh, had received 5 for preservation. Three were captured 

 during the winter in the S.E. of Scotland [A. Brotherston] ; 

 and Mr. P. Henderson, Dundee, gives an account of many which 

 were found, some dead, at inland localities, in Forfarshire 

 [v. "Land and Water"]. Regarding these last, the Rev. J. E. 

 Somerville, writing to Mr. James Lumsden, says: — "The birds 

 seem to have been thirsty, and drank freely after having water 

 given to them" [in lit., 22nd January, 1879]. 



Concerning this appearance of the Little Auk in Forfar, 

 Mr. Henderson writes, under date of 1st January, to Mr. 

 Lumsden : — " A great flight of Little Auks has occurred here 

 within the last few days, and they have been found distributed 

 over an area of 8 or 9 miles in length, by about 3 in breadth, and 

 mostly on dry land, some at great distances and heights from the 

 sea, and some have been picked up dead on or near the beach. I 

 saw a flock of about 40 yesterday, as I took a stroll towards 

 Broughty Ferry, and the fishermen told me that the boys were 

 catching them at the back of Broughty Castle. Others were 

 procured on streams." Further particulars will be found in 

 "Land and Water" of 11th Jan., 1879. 



One was found as far inland as seven miles west of Perth 

 [Dr. Buchanan White in " Scot. Nat.; 1 July, 1879, p. 132]. Six 

 are recorded from localities in Berwickshire [Proc. Berw. Nat. 

 Soc. } 1879, p. 530], one being found on a moor many miles from 

 the German Ocean [T. H. Gibb, loc. cit.\ 



MANX SHEARWATER. 



PUFFINUS ANGLORUM, Temui . 



Mr. Gray records examples in the Firth of Forth, and observes 

 that they have come to the Firth within the past three years in 

 considerable numbers. They remain between four and six weeks. 

 These birds are usually obtained in August, and seen in flocks in 

 the Firth. I have myself obtained a specimen here, it having 

 been knocked down by a telegraph wire, near Larbert. Their 

 great assemblages in summer seem to take place off the north end 

 of Colonsay, on the west coast of Scotland, not far distant from 



