NOTES ON MIGRATORY BIRDS 5 



could handle bow and arrow with aptitude. For golf he had 

 neither the time nor the inclination ; but he was fond of 

 music, and, as student and demonstrator he excelled 

 especially in martial and old Scotch airs. From his early 

 days he was an active and tenacious pedestrian, and he 

 retained this power almost to his last year. 



As he was laid to rest in the romantic dell at Colinton, 

 amidst a storm of wind and rain, the thought uppermost in 

 the minds of all who knew him was that our departed friend 

 leaves behind him an example worthy of the highest tradi- 

 tions of the British school of Pala^ozoologists whether as 

 regards life-long devotion, or the brilliant record of original 

 work with which his name will always be associated. 



W. C. M'lNTOSII. 



NOTES ON MIGRATORY BIRDS OBSERVED AT 

 FAIR ISLE DURING THE YEAR 1912. 



By The Duchess of Bedford and Wm, Eagle Clarke. 



The following notes are based upon the daily records of our 

 bird-watcher, Mr Wilson ; on personal observations made 

 during the latter half of September and in October ; and on 

 contributions by Mr George Stout, who spent an autumn 

 holiday on his native island. The data amassed are very 

 voluminous, and it is only possible here to mention some of 

 the chief events in the bird-life of the year. The great mass 

 of details will, we hope, prove useful to the Misses Baxter 

 and Rintoul as a contribution towards their general Report 

 on Scottish Ornithology for 191 2. 



At the end of the year 191 1 the total number of species 

 known to have occurred at Fair Isle amounted to 209. Of 

 these, 18 are residents, 10 summer visitors, 117 are regular 

 birds of passage, 14 winter visitors, and 48 rare or more or 

 less irregular visitors. 



During the year 191 2 two species were added to the 

 avifauna, namely, the Black Chat {Saxicola leucur.a) and the 

 Curlew Sandpiper {Tringa subarquatd). The former is new 



