202 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HLSTOKY 



CoTURNix COMMUNIS (Quail). — Nesting in East Lothian (A.S.N.H., 

 1907, p. 248). 



Crex pratensis (Corn-Crake). — Beith, 21st April; New Cumnock, 

 22nd; Lendalfoot and Dairy, 25th; Caldwell, 28th; Siskin 

 (Arran), 7th May; Mull, Lugton, and Bute, nth May. All 

 these localities are in the west and south-west. The sole 

 record from the east coast prior to i8th May is nth May, 

 Largo, which is accompanied with the observation, " Very few 

 hereabouts this season." Very noisy on night of 9th to loth 

 August at Port Ellen, Islay. ^ 



Rallus aquaticus (Water Rail). — Nest with seven highly incubated 

 eggs at Loch Libo (Renfrew), i6th May. Spiggie, 9th April 

 (i); Skerry vore, i8th September (i); loth October (i); Isle 

 of May, 26th October (i) (p. 20); Mull, 28th November (i). 



Gallinula chloropus (Moor-Hen). — One in Dumfriesshire swim- 

 ming under water for about fifty yards (p. 53). At Swordale 

 on 6th April, nest six feet from ground in fir tree with six 

 eggs. At Caldwell (Renfrew), 1 9th April, nest with eight newly 

 hatched chicks, " early." 



FuLiCA ATRA (Coot). — Laying at Kirkliston last week of March. 

 Eggs hatching at Lake of Menteith, 15th May. 



CEdicnemus scolopax (Stone-Curlew). — A pair at Lerwick on 

 20th May. 



Eudromias morinellus (Dotterel). — Two shot at Gullane on 17th 

 May — a confounded shame ! A pair in passage in Mull, 19th 

 (A.S.N.H., 1907, p. 249). 



^GiALiTis HiATicoLA (Ringed Plover). — At Bute on nth May, 

 nest and four eggs; 12th, one with three eggs; 13th, two with 

 three and four eggs respectively; i6th, two with four and two 

 eggs respectively. Owing to inclement weather, three eggs was 

 the full complement in several instances in the Outer Hebrides, 

 where " it would appear, from an experience during this and 

 last season, that nesting is not commenced till the end of 

 May" (A.S.N.H., 1907, p. 214). 



Charadrius pluvialis (Golden Plover). — Arrived on Erray Moors, 

 Mull, on 1 3th March. At Swordale (E. Ross) a few returned 

 to breeding grounds, 31st. At Skerry vore, May 8th, a rush 

 with other species. 



Squatarola helvetica (Grey Plover). — Two at Fairlie (Ayr), 2nd 

 February. Passed the winter at Spiggie (Shetland), "very 

 unusual" (A.S.N.H., 1907, p. n8). On 14th June (3-4) and 

 2nd July (15) at Edenmouth. Fairlie, October ist (i); 

 Dornoch (4-5), T2th October. 



