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warbler Ph. t. trochilus three Yellow-browed Warblers, 

 a Garden-warbler, several Blackcaps, a Whitethroat, a good 

 many Redwings, several Redstarts, a good many Robins, 

 a Hedge-sparrow {Prunella modularis occidentalis), and a 

 Woodcock. By next day a Hoodie, a Red-breasted 

 Flycatcher, more ChiffchafTs, and a Ring Ouzel had come 

 in. Throughout October till our departure on the 28th 

 there were always a good many birds on the island ; we 

 never had what could be called a really poor day, there was 

 always something to be seen, but there was never any big 

 rush. The most uncommon visitors to the island were a 

 Little Bunting on the 8th October, four Shore-larks on the 

 9th, an Indian Stonechat on the 10th, new to Scotland 

 {Scot. Nat., 191 3, p. 273), one or two Black Redstarts from 

 the 1 ith to the 17th, a Little Gull on the latter date, new 

 to the island list, a Sooty Shearwater on the 20th, six 

 Long-tailed Tits on the 26th and 27th {sEgithalos caudatus 

 roscits), and on the 27th a White-fronted Goose, both new 

 to the island list. Several Mealy Redpolls were seen, the 

 first being on the 6th October, on which day the first 

 Long-tailed Duck of the season also arrived, and on the 

 9th a Nightjar and a Long-eared Owl were recorded. A 

 daylight arrival of Chaffinches, Bramblings, and Chiffchaffs 

 took place on the nth; the abundance of the last-named 

 was a feature of the autumn of 191 3, both Phylloscopus 

 collybita collybita and Ph. c. abietina being represented. 

 On the 13th and 16th there were passages of Redwings, 

 flocks of varying size passing to the south-west. The last 

 Spotted Flycatcher was seen on the 16th, a late date for 

 this species. A Lesser Black-backed Gull and four Puffins 

 were seen on the 20th, and on the 22nd six Snow-buntings 

 passed over going south, and a Little Auk was diving about 

 off the east of the island. On the 24th a good many 

 Fieldfares passed going south-west, making their way with 

 difficulty against a strong wind which was blowing from 

 the west; the flocks varied in size from nine to thirty; 

 occasionally some lit on the island, but soon went on. 

 Two Storm-petrels came to the lantern on the night of the 

 25th-26th ; and two nights later there were quantities of 



