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sickly " is noted at the Cromarty Firth and one at the Beauly 

 Firth on 29th September (i. 1915, 93), while on 19th December 

 twenty-five are reported from the Flannans. 



The Great Crested Grebe, Colymbus cristafus a-istatus. — 

 This species is reported in the sea oft" the shores of Solway, Forth 

 and Tay, up to 25th April. At Redmyre Loch five were seen on 

 30th May and two next day, while at St Andrews two were seen 

 displaying in the sea on 14th June and four on 17th June. On 9th 

 August eight visited Balgray Dam, one was on Kilconquhar Loch 

 on 3rd September, about eight at St Andrews next day, one was 

 shot on the river Teith near Doune on 3rd October, and one seen 

 off Gillespie, Luce Bay, on 13th October. 



The Slavonian Grebe, Colvfnbi/s auritus. — One is noted at 

 Lerwick on ist March, and Slavonian Grebes frequented Largo Bay 

 till 2nd April, when two, "well into summer plumage," were seen. 

 Single birds are recorded from Lerwick on 17th October and Tay- 

 port on 1 8th November. 



The Red-necked Grebe, Colymbus griseigena grisetge?ia. — An 

 immature bird was shot at the Loch of Skene on 7th February (i. 

 1915, 129), and on 19th December one was fishing close inshore 

 at Morrison's Haven. See p. 155. 



The Little Grebe, Colymbus ruficollis ruficollis. — Two are 

 reported at Loch of Cliff, North Unst, on 3rd September, and single 

 birds at Lerwick on 25th September and nth November. 



The Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer. — This species is 

 recorded not uncommonly off our coasts up to 28th April; the 

 subsequent reports are one at Galson on 17th May, one at Tarbat- 

 ness two days later, a number " in many stages of plumage " at 

 Barra on 26th May (i. 1914, 176), and on i6th or 17th June two 

 between Isles of the Sea and Gairloch (i. 1914, 176). 



In autumn the Great Northern Diver is first noted in Largo 

 Bay on 2nd October, Sound of Fuday (O.H.) in third week of 

 October, Whalsay Skerries on 19th and Rattray Head on 24th 

 October. 



The Black-throated Diver, Gavia arctica. — The only spring 

 record is from Balcomie on 27th March. On 26th August an adult 



