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Vanellus vulgaris (Lapwing). — Spring call, Clarkston, Glasgow, 

 loth February. Several in pairs i6th February, Fairlie (Ayr). 

 A few seen daily since 20th February, and arrived in numbers at 

 Pentland Skerries by 4th March. Abundant and vociferous 

 on Mearns Moor (E. Renfrew) 23rd March. Laying at 

 Kirkliston 4th April. Seen in flocks at Lake of Menteith, 

 19th May. At Swordale 20th June in small flocks, 5th July 

 large flocks. At Bridgend, Islay, 400-500 on i8th July. At 

 Swordale again on 23rd September in enormous flocks. 

 Observed on the Isle of May nth September till 7th October, 

 the greatest number on 30th September (p. 20). One at 

 Dumbarnie Links (Fife) with two white primaries in each wing. 



Strepsilas interpres (Turnstone). — On 13th May a dozen in Bute ; 

 17th June, Broad Bay, Stornoway, six. On August ist, half-a- 

 dozen at Laggan Bay (Islay) ; flock at Sule Skerry, nth August ; 

 twenty-five (adult) in Mull, 15th August; and a great many at 

 Barra, 28th to 31st August. 



H^MATOPUS ostralegus (Oyster-Catchcr). — May nth in Bute, 

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

 two, and three eggs respectively. Flock of fourteen on 6th 

 June in Outer Hebrides when all others were engaged incubat- 

 ing (p. 23). On 14th June at Edenmouth, large flocks. 



Phalaropus hyperboreus (Red-necked Phalarope). — Females 

 arrived Outer Hebrides 28th May till loth June, and were 

 followed later by the males (p. 23). One shot Powfoot on the 

 Annan, the first Sol way specimen (p. 120). 



ScoLOPAX RUSTicuLA (Woodcock). — Two to three hundred at 

 Touch (Stirlingshire) on loth March (A.S.N.H., 1907, p. 144). 

 More than usually plentiful in Dumfriesshire this season, " and 

 already (ist September) many have been shot" {I.e. p. 249). 



Gallinago ccelestis (Common Snipe). — Drumming at Loch 

 Libo (Renfrew) on 26th February. In pairs Edinburgh, 17th 

 March; numerous on 14th April at Mearns (Renfrew); two 

 nests with four eggs each, one incubated the other fresh, at 

 Loch Libo on 30th April. Unusual numbers nesting near 

 Sorn and Muirkirk. At Loch Libo on 20th October Mr. 

 M'Keith counted 80, on 24th November 247, and believed 

 there were more, and on 9th December 180. On one day 

 in November or December, fifteen and a half brace got at 

 Girlsta, ten miles from Lerwick. Although the ground was in 

 capital order they were not at all plentiful in Tiree (p. 118). 

 Reported bleating in the evening at Glenorchard near 

 Glasgow, on 21st November and 14th December. 



G. GALLiNULA (Jack Snipe). — One with two heads reported from 

 Arbroath, loth to 15th January. "Despite this abnormality [it 



