14 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



Greenfin'ch, L. cJiloris. — Under date of iith March, Mr. Maccuish 

 reports *' several seen for several days." I saw none, but there 

 were a lot at the lantern on the night of i ytli October. 



Tree Sp.\rrow, P. moiitanus. — There were a party of five when I 

 arrived, but they were reduced to three before I left ; pre- 

 sumably the hawks had taken toll of them. They were very 

 wary birds, being up and away long before one got anywhere 

 near them. 



Chaffinch, F. ccelcbs. — On 21st September, about 9 p.m., several 

 Chaffinches made their appearance at the light, and next 

 morning a flock of about fifteen were on the island. These 

 were augmented by further arrivals on the 25th, and on the 

 26th there was a very large flock. On 27th and 28th 

 September they were still numerous, and a few remained for 

 the next three days. On 6th October another small party 

 arrived, and were still on the island when I left. A lot are 

 reported at the lantern in the big rush in the early morning of 

 28th October. 



B RAMBLING, F. 77iontifringilla. — Two birds appeared on 25th 

 September (S.E. wind, very light), and consorted with the 

 Chaffinches. Next day and on the 28th there were single 

 birds. The next arrival was on 2nd October; in the morning 

 a flock of about half a dozen birds was to be seen, and about 

 4 P.M. another small flock came in from the north and joined 

 the others. These birds stayed for some time, receiving a 

 further addition to their number on 6th October, but there 

 were only a few left on the 8th. A good many Bramblings 

 are reported at the lantern early on the morning of 28th 

 October. 



Linnet, Z. cannabina. — On nth March one appeared on passage. 

 During my stay I saw Linnets on four occasions, one on 19th 

 September, three on 6th October, and single birds on 7th 

 and 8th October ; in each case they were very wild. 



Mealy Redpoll, L. linaria. — Two came to the lantern on the night 

 of the 29th December 1907, and single birds are reported on 

 the 13th and i8th January and 8th February. On 12th 

 March a bird in dark plumage was procured. 



Scarlet Grosbeak, C erythimis. — On 12th September, about mid- 

 day, I was standing in the lighthouse garden when a bird flew 

 over the wall, coming from the east, and settled on the oats, 

 where it sat uttering a soft " twe-eek " at intervals. I recognised 

 it as a Scarlet Grosbeak, having seen one on the May last year, 

 and watched it for some time as it fluttered gently from one 

 oat-stalk to another. The bird then flew on to the wall, when 

 I procured it ; it proved to be an adult female. 



