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



65. Larus argentatus, the Herring Gull, Faoilag, is a very 

 common species in all parts. 



66, Larus fuscus, the Lesser Black-backed Gull, is of rare oc- 

 currence. 



67- Larus canus, the Common Gull, Faoileag, is met with every 

 where along the coasts. 



. 68. Larus tridactylus, the Tarrock, named in Barray Seathag, 

 in other parts Ruideag, is only found in some of the great breed- 

 ing-places of the sea-birds, where it arrives in May. 



69. Larus ridibundus, the Black-headed Gull, Faoileag-a-chinn-^ 

 duihh, arrives at the same time, but breeds chiefly on islets in lakes. 



70. Lestris parasiticus, the Feaser, Am Fasgadear, or the 

 squeezer, is common enough from May to October, aud may be 

 seen pursuing the gulls and terns in all the channels and fords. It 

 breeds on tufts in marshes and the islets of lakes. 



71. Procellaria glacialis, the Fulmar, Am Fulmar, I have only 

 seen cast ashore after storms. 



72. Procellaria pelagica, the Stormy Petrel, breeds in the is- 

 land of Shellay in Harris, but is rarely seen in the Outer Hebrides. 



73. Anas segettim, the Bean Goose, An Ciadh, breeds in some 

 of the small islands in great numbers, and remains during the 

 winter. 



74. Anas Bernicla, the Brent-goose, An Cathan, appears in the 

 beginning of winter in great flocks, and disappears in spring. 



75. Anas Cygnus, the Wild Swan, occurs in flocks during the 

 winter in some of the larger lakes in the Uists, and appears occa- 

 sionally in difl'erent parts of the range during that season. 



76. Anas Tadorna, the Shield Duck, Craigh-ghiadh, is not un- 

 common in summer and autumn, frequenting the sandy shores. 



77- Anas Boschas, the Mallard, An Lack, is not very common. 



78. Anas mollissima, the Eider Duck, Colchd, is not uncommon 

 on the west coast, and breeds in the Flannan Isles and many other 

 islets, as well as sometimes on the headlands. 



79. Anas fusca, the Brown Duck, is sometimes seen in the 

 sounds. 



80. Anas glacialis, the Long-tailed Duck, An t-ian-bkochail, 

 occurs in small flocks, very abundantly, in the early part of sum- 

 mer, along the coasts, 



81. Anas Clangula, the Golden-Eye, visits the islands in winter, 

 and is seen, generally in pairs, on the lakes. 



82. Mergus Merganser, the Merganser, I have seen only on 

 some of the larger lakes in summer. 



83. Mergus Serrator, the Red-breasted Merganser, An Siollt, 

 appears in spring in prodigious flocks, and again in autumn ; but 

 whether it breeds in the country I have not ascertained, 



84. Carbo Cormoranus, the Cormorant, Scarbh-buill, is not un- 

 common in some of the smaller islands, 



85. Carbo Graculus, the Common Shag, or Scart, An Scarbk, 



