324 Mr. Macgillivray's Account of the Outer Hebrides. 



16. Turdus musicus, the Throstle, An Smeorach, is extremely 

 abundant at all seasons. In summer it resides on the hillsides, in 

 the valleys, and along the rocky shores. In winter it frequents 

 the cornyards, and is seen running along the walls for the sake of 

 the snails and worms which abound there. In some places it oc- 

 curs abundantly at this season along the shores, feeding on the 

 common welk, Turbo littoreus, and the Trochus conuloides of La- 

 marck, which are very common. The song of the throstle has an 

 exquisitely pleasing, but melancholy effect, in the summer even- 

 ings, among the desert glens^ and along the solitary shores of the 

 Hebrides. 



17. Turdus Merula, the Blackbird, An Lon-dubh, is very un- 

 common, but I have seen several individuals at various times., 



18. Cinclus aquaticus, the Dipper, An Gochan Uisg, is of rare 

 occurrence, being seldom seen excepting in winter, when it de- 

 scends from the hills and moors, along the streams. 



19. Sylvia Rubecula, the Redbreast, Bru-dhearg, is extremely 

 rare, insomuch that an individual is hardly seen by a person in the 

 course of several years. 



20. Sylvia Troglodytes, the Wren, An Dreadhan donn, is pretty 

 common, breeding along the heathy margins of the rills, and re- 

 sorting to the cornyards in winter. 



21. Saxicola (Enanthe, the Wheatear, An Clacharan, appears 

 about the end of April, and disappears in September. As in other 

 parts of Scotland, it is seen chiefly about stone walls, in which it 

 nestles. It also sometimes nestles in holes in the sand-banks. It 

 is very abundant, and in May the children commit great havock 

 among its eggs, which they go in search of, not for the purpose of 

 blowing and stringing them, but for eating. 



22. Saxicola Rubicola, the Stone-chat, is not very uncommon 

 in summer on the sides of the hills. It is a bird of passage, as is 

 the next species. 



23. Saxicola Rubetra, the Whin-chat, is also sometimes seen. 



24. Accentor modularis, the Hedge-sparrom, is frequently seen 

 about houses in winter. 



25. Motacilla alba, the White Wagtail, Breac-an-t-sil, is rare, 

 being only an occasional visitant in spring. 



26. Anthus pratensis, the Coinmon Titling, An Glasian, is ex- 

 tremely common every where, and is permanently resident, 



27. Anthus aquaticus, which bears the same name, is also com- 

 mon. 



4. GranivorcB, 



28. Alauda arvensis, the Common Lark, An Uiseag, is the only 

 species of the genus which occurs. It is very common. 



29. Emberiza Miliaria, the Commoii Bunting, An Spairig, is 

 also common. 



