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of Lewis on 17th and i8th November, and one at Lerwick on 

 27th December. 



The Storm-petrel, Hydrohates pelagica. — One Storm-petrel is 

 recorded from North Unst on 2nd May, and one at the Bell 

 lantern at midnight on 22nd June. From i6th to 22nd August 

 Storm-petrels occurred at the lanterns of the Muckle Flugga, Noup 

 Head and Whalsay Skerries. Two appeared at Lerwick on 5th 

 September, one at the Ardnamurchan lantern on 19th October, 

 three at the Flannans lantern on 23rd October and one at the 

 Rhinns of Islay lantern on 12th November. 



The Fork-tailed Petrel, Oceanodromn leucorhoa. — A few 

 were seen off North Rona on 21st June (i. 1914, 180); on 17th 

 September a male was picked up at Shennanton, Penninghame, 

 nine miles inland, and one on the Beauly Firth on 29th September 

 (i. 1915, 93). 



The Great Shearwater, Puffinus gravis. — A single bird is 

 recorded from Village Bay, St Kilda, on 19th June; it was an adult 

 male, very tame, and easily secured, it proved to be very thin 

 (3. viii. 76). Earlier in the present season three were seen between 

 St Kilda and Boreray {Field., i9i4> 104). On 21st June a good 

 many were seen off North Rona (i. 1914, 180), and a Great Shear- 

 water was found dead in Village Bay, St Kilda, on 26th June 

 (3. viii. 76). See p. 155. 



The Manx Shearwater, Puffimis piiffimts piiffituis. — There are 

 a good many records of Manx Shearwaters in the Firth of Forth 

 between 6th May and 13th July, two are noted at North Unst on 

 31st May, six at sea off Isle of Whithorn on i6th June, and flocks 

 about Hoy High on 6th July. On i8th August four visited the 

 Bell, one was killed at the Isle of May lantern between 10 p.m. and 

 midnight on 19th August, and one appeared again at the Bell on 

 13th October. 



The Fulmar, Fulmanis glacialis glacialis. — Many Fulmars 

 were on Fair Isle on 2nd January, and from 12th January to 15th 

 February a few are noted at Whalsay Skerries. About 19th March 

 a few were passing the Butt of Lewis, and one visited Pentland 

 Skerries on 28th March. Single birds flew close past the Isle of 

 May on 9th and 25th May (i. 19 14, 199), and one was found dead 

 at Machrihanish on 14th June. On 22nd September one "looking 



