2o6 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



from the Isle of May between 8th October and 20th November 

 and again on i6th December; a bird sent on 15th October 

 proved to be the British P. m. occidentalis. On i6th October 

 a few were at Kylea Riu, while four at Pentland Skerries on 

 19th and one at Fair Isle on 22 nd October doubtless belonged 

 to the typical form. Six are reported at Inchkeith on 6th 

 November, and single birds at Galson on 22nd November and 

 14th December, and Lerwick on 20th, 22nd and 29th December, 

 these last being, in all probability, P. in. /nodularis. 



The Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes. — Between 19th 

 and 30th March and 17th and 19th April, one to three Wrens 

 are recorded on passage at Pentland Skerries, while two were 

 at the Killantringan lantern on 3rd May and at i a.m. on 30th 

 August. A few were on the Muckle Flugga rock on nth 

 September {T. t. zetlandicus ?), arrivals are recorded on the Isle 

 of May on 4th and 6th October and 2nd November, and they 

 are reported at this station up to 15th November. A Wren 

 appeared on Pentland Skerries on 19th October, and fluctuating 

 numbers (the most being nine) are noted at this station up to 

 the end of the year. One was at the Skerryvore lantern on the 

 night of 23rd October, and one at the Whalsay Skerries lantern 

 on the morning of 28th October. The Flannans record two 

 on 25th October, one on 3rd November and two on 19th 

 December. 



The Swallow, Chelidon rustica rustica. — A Swallow is recorded 

 on 30th March from Glen Caladh, Kyles of Bute {Field, 19 14, 

 P- 735)- On 8th April eight were seen at Possil (2. vi. 88), on 

 the nth the species is reported from Beith (2. vi. 88), Rouken 

 Glen (I.e.), Dalgowan, Killantringan, Balerno and Inchkeith, 

 and on 12th April from Melrose, Braidburn and St Andrews. 

 After this there are many notes of arrival from stations all over 

 Scotland, this persisting steadily up to 8th May, by which time 

 our breeding birds were plentiful and well distributed. The first 

 records from our island stations come from the Butt of Lewis 

 on 17th April, Galson and Eoligarry next day. One at the Isle 

 of May on 22nd April, numerous passing Inchkeith from ist 

 to loth May, and recorded fairly frequently as passing the Isle 

 of May between 4th and 22 nd May. At Lerwick a Swallow 

 was seen on 2nd May, one at Pentland Skerries on 4th May, two 

 there on the 5th and 7th, and one at Fair Isle on 8th May 

 (i. 1914, 173). From 14th to 22nd May, 28th May to 2nd June, 



