iS ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



constantly heard them at night, calling in the rays. Other 

 records are for 29th October, and the nights of 3rd and 5th 

 November a large flock at the light, two being killed. 



Turnstone, S. inte7'pres. — Seen in small numbers on the rocks 

 throughout my stay. 



Oystercatcher, H. ostral€s;us. — One bird of this species is re- 

 ported on 19th February, and four on 14th March. Mr. 

 Maccuish tells me that they nested on the island, and I saw 

 them constantly while I was there, in numbers ranging from 

 one to seven. 



Woodcock, ^.S". rusticola. — Single birds are reported on 3rd and 9th 

 January and 7th February ; several on 21st March ; on 27th 

 March several at the lantern, one killed; on ist May two are 

 reported, and several next day. In autumn several were seen 

 on 2ist October; on the 23rd and 27th two came to the 

 lantern ; on the 28th a few, and several came to the light in the 

 small hours of 5th November. 



Snipe, G. coelestis. — Seen on seven occasions between 22nd Septem- 

 ber and 8th October, one or two birds each time, and once I 

 flushed one in Mr. Ross's garden. One bird killed itself 

 against the lantern on the night of 5th November. 



Jack-snipe, G. gallitiula, — Single birds are noted on 20th February, 

 24th September, 8th and 29th October. 



Dunlin, T. alpina. — A small flock turned up on 23rd September, 

 and I saw a single bird by one of the little pools on the island 



on 26th September. 



Purple Sandpiper, T. striata. — I saw four on the 13th, and two 



on the 17th, 19th, and 27th September; as usual, they were 



very tame. 

 Redshank, T. calidris. — Mr. Maccuish reports that these birds leave 



the island during summer, 13th August being the date of the 



first to return. I saw them constantly on the rocks and at 



the pools throughout my visit. 

 Curlew, N. arquata. — On ist April a few are reported at the 



lantern. I saw them throughout my stay, but never in large 



numbers. 

 Common Tern, S. fluviatilis. — On nth, 13th, and 15th September 



flocks were passing, they flew very close to the water in a 



south-westerly direction. On the night of 26th September an 



immature bird was taken at the lantern. 



Sandwich Tern, S. cantiaca. — On 13th September I saw two, and 

 on the 15th three or four flew by; on the 17th several small 

 flocks passed; on the 27th two; and on 4th October four 

 were seen. 



