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philomelus phi/omelus. From 23rd to 30th March there are a 

 good many records of Thrushes from the lanterns of the Isle 

 of May, Inchkeith, Tarbatness, Killantringan and Little Ross, 

 but it is difficult to say to which form they refer. On 9th and 

 19th May single birds were seen on the Isle of May (i. 19 14, 199), 

 and also on 30th June, while a specimen of the continental form 

 is recorded from Pentland Skerries on 17th June and two Thrushes 

 were there on 28th June. 



The feature of the autumn movement is the unusually small 

 number of immigrant continental Song-thrushes recorded. On 

 9th July a Thrush appeared on the Isle of May, several were there 

 on 29th July and one on 21st August. Three visited the Bass 

 on 13th July, and on nth August a great rush took place at 

 Inchkeith at 4 a.i\i., these being probably all movements of the 

 British form. Small numbers of immigrant continental Thrushes 

 are recorded from the Northern Isles and Outer Hebrides between 

 6th and 23rd October, but in no case are any large numbers noted. 

 From 15th to 25th October large movements are recorded from our 

 southern lanterns, and it is interesting to note that several of the 

 British T. p. clarkei and one continental T. p. philomelus were 

 sent us from Little Ross lantern, all having been killed on 16/ 17th 

 October. On ist and 2nd November large numbers of Thrushes 

 arrived on the Isle of May, and from 12th to 21st November there 

 was a renewal of the movement at the southern lanterns, while 

 a few appeared on the Isle of May on i6th December. 



The Redwing, Tiirdus musictts. — Small numbers of Redwings 

 are recorded from the Bell lantern early on 3rd and 6th February, 

 and from Little Ross lantern on 25th and 28th February. 

 Throughout March and up to nth April constant movement is 

 reported, though nothing in the nature of a rush, just a steady 

 stream. This is noted at our southern lanterns and extended all 

 the way north to many stations in Shetland ; it would seem to 

 refer to birds that had wintered to the south of us and were 

 passing through Scotland on their way to their northern breeding 

 places, as well as to the departure of flocks that had wintered with 

 us. From 13th to i8th April a large emigration is reported from 

 our stations in the Outer Hebrides and Shetland, and last records 

 come from Tarbatness on 24th April, Fair Isle on 8th May and 

 Galson (O.H.) on nth May. 



The first autumn note is of much interest, namely, a flock of 

 about three hundred Redwings seen at close quarters at Kilmacolm 

 on 27th September (r. 191 5, 125), an early date for the appearance 



