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NOTES. 



Bank Vole in the Clyde Area. Mr Hall's observations 

 (p. 19, ante) may be supplemented by other local records gathered 

 since the date of the publication he refers to. Mr Norman B. 

 Kinnear wrote me on 4th November 1905 that the species is very 

 abundant round Blackwood, and does much damage in gardens ; 

 Mr J. G. Millais found it plentiful at Cadzow. 



The important History of British Mammals, by Major 

 Barrett-Hamilton, deals with the Bank Vole, called by him Bank 

 Mouse, and ranked as a subspecies under the name of Evotomys 

 glareolus britannicus (Miller), in the part last issued XIV., August 

 1913. Among the island localities Bute is named, and in the 

 lowlands of Scotland the distribution is given as common. Hugh 

 Boyd Watt. 



The Birds of Tiree Additional Records. As I only 

 spent the first two months of three consecutive winters on the 

 Island of Tiree, I hope Mr Peter Anderson will not think it 

 presumptuous of me if I make some additions to his list recently 

 published, and also venture to criticise some of his statements, 

 particularly so as his knowledge of the island is practically that of a 

 lifetime. The additions are as follows : ; i. Glossy Ibis : In 

 February 1901, a bird described as a Black Curlew was seen on 

 Tiree, and on the 21st of that month I was able to identify it as a 

 Glossy Ibis; 2. Great Skua: Middle of January 1902, one far out 

 in Gott Bay; 3. Smew: On 16th January 1901, I saw a female 

 Smew on the sea between Coll and Tiree, which flew across the 

 bows of the steamer Fingal ; 4. Greenland Falcon: On 6th 

 February 1901, whilst driving with the minister, we saw a fine adult 

 Greenland Falcon in chase of a Green Plover, which saved its life by 

 falling headlong into a ditch full of water; 5. Lesser Redpoll: On 

 6th March 1903, a large flock of Lesser Redpolls with some Linnets 

 came to roost among the whins near the entrance gate to Gott 

 Manse, but were all gone next morning. My criticisms are as 

 follows : Mr Anderson only mentions the Whimbrel as passing in 

 spring to autumn, but I several times saw single birds in January 

 and February 1901 and 1902. The Storm Petrel not being 

 mentioned as a winter visitor, it may be of interest to state that I 

 saw one on 22nd January 1901, near Scarnish. Concerning the 

 editorial re the Lesser Black-Back Gull, I do not ever remember 

 seeing an adult in winter about the island. Concerning the Grey- 



