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Dumfriesshire in August 1914 (3. viii. 112). Lastly, a 

 Sandwich Tern, marked on the Fame Islands on 15th 

 July 1914, as a nestling, was recovered at Forres on 29th 

 August 1914 (3. viii. 113), surely having strayed out of its 

 proper path. In addition to the above, of which details 

 have been given, various other birds were recovered, at 

 or near the place they were marked, from one to three 

 years after the date of ringing. 



Plumage. 



A Starling, described as a whitish lemon colour, was 

 seen with a small flock near Stoneykirk (Solway) on 25th 

 January ; while one, silvery grey, with white feathers in tail 

 and wings was seen at Craignish (Argyll) on 29th July ; 

 and another, " mostly white," with a flock near Whithorn 

 (Solway) the same day ; and yet another at the Butt of 

 Lewis on 23rd December had a white tail with the exception 

 of one or two outer quills. On 23rd October an albino Twite 

 was seen with a large flock at the North Unst lighthouse 

 shore station : and on 7th November it was on the Muckle 

 Flugga rock. A white Sparrow was seen at Kinlochmoidart 

 (Inverness-shire) on loth June; it was a young bird, was 

 qui-te white, with yellow bill and pale legs ; and a pair 

 of " almost white " Sparrows are recorded from St Andrews 

 in July. The adult Corn-buntings at the Butt of Lewis 

 are reported in September, with tails and wings much worn 

 from contact with the corn; "indeed, all the plumage was 

 much worn at this time from the birds continually dropping 

 into the standing corn." 



An albino Pied Wagtail was seen with others on the 

 lawn at Shennanton, Penninghame, on 17th September. 

 Several Blackbirds showing more or less white are recorded ; 

 one with a white head at Lundin Links (Fife) on 5th 

 May, a very pied male at Corsemalzie on ist June, one 

 with a white head at Melrose on 4th October, another 

 there, in winter, with a broad white stripe on the right 



