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February and i8th March, doubtless chiefly our own birds returning, 

 though some may have been passage migrants ; while emigration is 

 reported from our northern stations between 13th March and 6th 

 April. A flock of about thirty Starlings was seen at Dundee on i ith 

 May, at Largo flocks were to be seen on 8th June, and on nth 

 June an assembly of about a hundred was- observed at Loch 

 Elrig, Mochrum. 



On 7th September many arrivals are recorded at Pladda, and 

 from i2th October to 28th November there are many .notes of 

 movement from our southern and south-western stations, probably 

 chiefly emigration of our own Starlings to England and Ireland. 

 Immigration was observed at our northern lanterns and stations 

 between 5th November and 6th December. On i8th December 

 fresh arrivals are noted at Pladda. 



The Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes coccothraustes. 

 See p. I o I . A young one was found dead near Jedburgh on 6th June. 



The Greenfinch, Chloris chloris chloris. A Greenfinch is 

 recorded from the Isle of May ' on 6th April, and flocks about 

 Dundee on nth and 12th May and 30th June. An immigration 

 is noted at Cullen on 20th September. 



The British Goldfinch, Carduelis cardiielis brita?i?iica. Two 

 Goldfinches were seen at Corsemalzie (Wigtownshire) on 5th May 

 and a flock of sixty at Whithorn in the same county on ist 

 October, probably this sub-species. 



The Siskin, Carduelis spinus. The Muckle Flugga Rock was 

 visited by two Siskins on 15th October, while on 2nd December a 

 flock of twenty-seven was seen at Alticig (Wigtownshire). 



The Twite, Cardjielis flavirostris flavirostris. A flock arrived 

 at Pladda on 29th September, seventeen were seen at Glenling, 

 Mochrum, on 7th October, and a flock of fifteen at Alticig 

 (Wigtownshire) on 6th December. 



The Mealy Redpoll, Cardiielis linaria linaria. A flock of 

 twenty is reported from Dundee on 2nd February, and four from 

 Galson (O.H.) from 5th to loth October. 



The Lesser Redpoll, Carduelis liftaria cabaret. On 28th 

 November a flock of sixty was seen near the Malzie Burn, Corse- 

 malzie. 



The Linnet, Carduelis cannahitia ca7i?iabi?ia. Small arrivals 

 are noted at Noss Head on 16th January and 23rd March, and at 



