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The Scottish Naturalist 



No. 20.] 1913 [August 



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THE BIRDS OF THE ISLAND O , LIB 



By Peter Anderson. 

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Linnet (Linota cannabind).- This bird is a pretty regular 

 visitor in small numbers. It is usually to be seen singly ; one or 

 two are often to be seen feeding among a flock of Twites. They 

 usually arrive in autumn, and remain most of the winter if the 

 weather remains open. 1 



Twite (Linota flavirostris). Twites are abundant residents. 

 They breed all over the island, but they are very fond of nesting 

 in whin bushes, consequently there are a great number of their 

 nests on the island. They also nest in tufts of heather and in long 

 tufts of rough grass. They are gregarious, and feed on the stubbles 

 in large flocks. Of course they must migrate, as there are 

 enormous numbers bred here, but I have never noticed their 

 migratory movements. 



Corn-bunting (Emberiza miliaria). This bird is resident 

 throughout the year, and breeds regularly. It is rather tame and 

 confiding, and will sit on the fence beside the public road while 

 people are passing within a few yards of it. It is not by any means 

 abundant, and it does not seem to increase or diminish in numbers. 



Yellow-bunting (Emberiza citrinelld). I see one or two 

 every autumn, but they are never plentiful, and they do not remain 

 long with us. When they do come they are mostly to be seen 

 about the crofters' stackyards. 



1 Lieut.-col. Irby seems to have been the first to record the Linnet from Tiree 

 {Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 1899, p. 206). Eds. 

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