MOVEMENTS OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 1892 157 



a few ; Feb. 29, in hundreds, 9-12 p.m., hazy ; 



March 3, a few. 

 Outer Hebrides Skerryvore, Sept. 19, three young birds ; Dec. 4, 



four, N.W. gale, snow. 

 Argyll and Isles Skervuile, Jura, Nov. 1S-20, 23, 24, in rush with 



Turdidcc ; wind strong E., haze. 



Principal movements, Feb. 24-27, Nov. 18-24. 



Sturmis vulgaris (Common Starling). 



Orkney . . N. Ronaldshay L.H., Nov. 5-22, a few each 



night, with Fieldfares. Large flights in N. 

 Ronaldshay in early autumn, a few only re- 

 maining for the winter. 

 Hoy Sound. Those wintering here leave about 

 May 1, flying W. 



Argyll and Isles Skervuile, Jura, Nov. 23, 24, in rush with 



Turdidce. 



Shetland 



Orkney 



Dee . 

 Tay . 



Forth 



Tweed 



Cypselus apus (Common Swift). 



Reported by Mr. John Bruce as occurring with 

 Swallows in Dunrossness during the summer. 



N. Ronaldshay. Three seen, one killed, Aug. 

 26, flying west; wind S.W., very stormy. 



Fyvie, May 20; Girdleness, Sept. 11. 



Loch Tay, May 10; Broughty Ferry, Sept. 3. 



Doune, May 9 ; Edinburgh, May 12 ; Hadding- 

 ton, Nov. 16 ("Annals," Jan. 1893). 



Hallmyre, May 11 ; Chirnside, May 13. 

 Outer Hebrides Monach I., May 10. 



First seen Doune, May 9 ; last seen Hadding- 

 ton, Nov. 16. 



Alcedo ispida (Kingfisher). 

 Outer Hebrides Barra, July 25. 



Cuculus canorus (Cuckoo). 



Moray . . Glenlivet, May 8; Helmsdale, May 9. 



1)ii. . . Fyvie, May 9. 



Forth . . Edinburgh, April 27 ; Callander, April 30. 



T\\ eed . . 1 [allmyre, April 29. 



Outer Hebrides Stornoway, May n ; Rodel, May 15; I. Ghlas, 



Harris, Aug. 22, first time seen here 

 Argyll and I Skervuile, Jura, May 1. 



way . .1 ich Ryan, May 1. 



First seen Edinburgh, April 27. 



